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Technical
data
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Length o.a.:
137.25 feet (ca. 41,80 m)
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Length: 119.6
feet (ca. 36,45 m)
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| Beam:
25 feet (ca. 7,62 m) |
| Draught:
15 feet (ca. 4,57 m) |
| Authority:
Trinity House, London |
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Year of construction:
1953/54
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Shipyard:
Philip & Son, Dartmouth, Devon, England
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Yard-No.:
1262
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| Material:
steel (riveted) |
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History
| January
1953 |
ordered by
Trinity House, London
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| October
11th, 1954 |
launched
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| January
8th, 1955 |
handed over,
initially on South Goodwin station
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| July
29th, 1962 |
damaged
in collision with the USSR motor vessel USTILUG (5,628/1960)
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| March
11th, 1969 |
damaged in collision with Liberian tanker ATHENIC (36,656/1967)
whilst on South Goodwin station
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1980
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converted to automatic light float
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| March
23rd, 2001 |
at East Cowes for solarization work
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October 20th, 2003
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at FOXTROT 3 station
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| April 18th, 2007 |
 
When we visited Harwich today we saw LV 17 at the Trinity Pier.
A vessel collided with her a couple of weeks ago and she was in
for repairs. In a few days she will be towed back to the East
Goodwin station.
If someone
has news, I would be grateful for an e-mail.
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