Trinity House
Lightvessel no. 90

- active lightvessel from 1937 until 1954 -

Technical Data Length o.a.: 119 ft (ca. 36.27 m) Length: 104,25 ft (ca. 32.33 m) Beam: 26 ft (ca. 7.92 m) Draught: 15 ft (ca. 4.57 m) Authority: Trinity House, London Year of construction: 1937 Shipyard: Philip & Son, Dartmouth, Devon, England Yard-No.: 838 Tender price: 19,395 £ Material: steel History August 1936 ordered by Trinity House, London September 25th, 1937 handed over to Trinity House, London November 27th, 1954 On Saturday 27 November 1954, the South Goodwin Lightship LV 90 broke from her anchors in winds of over 80 mph and stranded on the Goodwin Sands off the east coast of Kent. There was only one survivor from the tragedy, Ronald Murton, who desperately hung on for eight hours awaiting rescue. Read more... If someone knows more details, I would be grateful for an e-mail.