Lichtschip nummer 12
Noord Hinder
  - active lightship from 1963 until 1994 -


 

Position: 51°39' North, 2°34' East 

 


Technical data

Length overall: 45,40 m
Beam: 8,35 m
Draught: 3,15 m
Displacement: 510 t

Authority: Loodswezen, Vlissingen

Builder: Scheepswerf De Waal in Zaltbommel

Year of construction: 1963
Elevation: 16 m
Anchor: Mushroom anchor
Anchor chain: 300 m
Crew: 11 men

History

October 1963


commissioned
18.10.63-26.03.64 "Noord Hinder" station
06.04.64-11.09.64 "Noord Hinder" station
02.10.64-25.05.66

"Noord Hinder" station

03.06.66-25.09.68 "Noord Hinder" station
19.11.68-12.09.78 "Noord Hinder" station
07.11.78-12.09.79

"Noord Hinder" station

18.12.79-08.10.80 "Noord Hinder" station
1981

sent for automation, from now on unmanned
28.07.81-10.05.83 "Noord Hinder" station
27.09.83-31.08.87 "Texel" station
27.11.87-23.05.89

"Noord Hinder" station

18.10.89-18.10.90 "Noord Hinder" station
15.01.92-19.05.92

"Texel" station

09.02.93-21.03.94 "Noord Hinder" station
March 1994 decommissioned and laid up in Hellevoetsluis, the station is now guarded by a buoy
1997 until today



the vessel is looked after by a group of enthusiasts "Stichting Lichtschip 12 Noord Hinder" and open to the public in Hellevoetsluis (Netherlands)

Service


Visitor address:
Koopvaardijhaven
Kanaalweg W.Z.
Hellevoetsluis
Netherlands

Opening hours :
Tuesday and Thursday: 9 am - 4 pm
May until September additional: Saturday 11 am until 5 pm

Entrance fees:
Adults: 1,- Euro
Children (with their parents): free

For more information (in Dutch language):
http://www.noordhinder.nl