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Ship
data
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Length:
26,25 m
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Beam:
6,75 m
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Depth:
3,01 m
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Displacement
unloaded: 230 t
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| Displacement
fully equipped: 260 t |
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| Year
of construction: 1909 |
| Builder:
Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad, Malmö, Schweden |
| Material:
steel |
| Costs:
97.981 kr |
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| Anchor:
patent anchor 1200 kg |
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History
| 1910 |
commissioned
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| 1910-1929
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Reserve lightship
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| 1930-1931 |
rebuilt
at Lindholmens Verkstäder in Gothenborg. New measures: length
o.a. 32,50 m, length 30,20 m, beam 6,75 m, depth 3,42 m, displacement
342 t, ancor: mushroom ancor 89 kg
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| 1931-1972 |
Falserborev
station
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| 1976
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decomissioned
and sold to Belgium, rebuilt to be a restaurant vessel in Oostende
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| 1977-1994
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restaurant
vessel in Nieuwpoort
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| November
26th, 1994 |
the
lightship sunk at its berth during a party with all the guests,
but had been salvaged
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| 1994-2002 |
       
restaurant
vessel in Nieuwpoort
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March 29th,
2002
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towed to Le Havre in France by the Dutch tug "WILLEM-B", to be
used as a restaurant vessel again, but plans failed
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July 2004 |
       
the
lightship is still in Le Havre at the Quai de Brésil, it is in
very poor condition and needs restoration. It is looking for a
new owner.
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| August
17th/18th, 2007 |
 
(Photos © Yllen - thanks Yllen for this photos)
In the night of the 17th/18th August 2007 the lightship sank at
the Quai de Brésil in Le Havre. Only the lantern is visible. If
there will be a chance to safe the lightship?
If someone
has news, I would be pleased about an e-mail.
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