Information about
Irish lightvessels


 

You will find only a summary of data of the individual lightships in this table.
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Name
Year built
Length
Today used as
Photo
Info

Richmond
1806
?

Broken up in 1827

Sorry, no photo!

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Seagull
1823/24
20,4 m

Auctioned in 1864

Sorry, no photo!

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Star
1824/25
20,4 m

Auctioned in 1855

Sorry, no photo!

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Relief
1825/26
20,4 m

Auctioned in 1867

Sorry, no photo!

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Brilliant
1832
20,4 m

Auctioned in 1867

Sorry, no photo!

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Seagull
1853
25,0 m

Sold to G. Harris, Bristol

Sorry, no photo!

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Petrel
1853/54
25,0 m

Sold to A. Galswathy, Appeldore

Sorry, no photo!

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Brilliant
1855/56
25,0 m

Sold to J. McClausland

Sorry, no photo!

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Star
1856/57
25,0 m

Sold to Mr. Scallan

Sorry, no photo!

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Star
1862
27,7 m

Scrapped

Sorry, no photo!

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Relief
1862/63
27,7 m

Sold to Mr. H. Hinks

Sorry, no photo!

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Gannet
1864/65
27,7 m

Scrapped

Sorry, no photo!

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Comet
1866/67
27,7 m

Scrapped

Sorry, no photo!

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Shamrock
1867/68
29,2 m

Sold to S. Gray

Sorry, no photo!

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Osprey
1867/68
29,2 m
Sold to Galsworthy, Appeldore in 1915

Sorry, no photo!

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Albatross
1874/75
27,7 m

Sold to S. Jack, Glasgow

Sorry, no photo!

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Comorant
1876/78
27,7 m

Established as Belfast "PILOT"

Sorry, no photo!

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Torch
1881
27,7 m

Scrapped

Sorry, no photo!

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Puffin
1886/87
28,3 m

Sunk in 1896, scrapped in 1897

Sorry, no photo!

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Shearwater
1893/94
29,2 m

Sold to Hendron Brothers, Dublin

Sorry, no photo!

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Guillemot
1893/94
29,2 m

Sunk by German Submarine 28th March 1917

Sorry, no photo!

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Kittiwake
1897/98
29,2 m

Scrapped

Sorry, no photo!

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Seagull
1900/01
29,2 m

Scrapped

Sorry, no photo!

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Fulmar
1903/04
29,2 m

Scrapped

Sorry, no photo!

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Comet
1904
29,2 m

"Radio Scotland"
Scrapped in 1969

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Penguin
1909/10
30,4 m

Sold to Mr. D. Norris in 1992

Sorry, no photo!

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Tern
1911/12
31,0 m

Scrapped

Sorry, no photo!

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Petrel
1913/15
34,0 m

Club ship of the Down Cruising Club in Ballydorn

Guillemot

1921/23
31,0 m

Museum in Wexford
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Albatross

1924/25
31,0 m

Private owned in Dublin

Gannet

1954
119 ft

for sale in Dublin or Belfast

Osprey

1955
40,84 m

Discotheque in Paris

Shearwater

1954/55
40,8 m

Scrapped

Sorry, no photo!

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Kittiwake

1959
116.50 ft

Private owned in Dublin

Skua

1960
116.50 ft

in Arklow

Comorant II

1963/64
40,53 m

Withdrawn from station in 1983 and sold to Trinity House, still in the Trinity House fleet