Trinity House Lightvessel No. 20 - Nr Trinity Pier, Harwich, Essex - Coastal Lighthouses on Waymarking.com

Trinity House Lightvessel No. 20 - lightvessel active from 1963 until today. Currently stationed at Trinity Pier, Harwich.
Coordinates are approximate location of the lightship, but can be clearly seen from either the Suffolk side (Shotley Gate), or Essex side (Parkeston/Harwich) of the River Stour. Default images taken from Shotley gate and Shotley marina, Suffolk.

" Technical data -

Length o.a.: 133 feet (ca. 40,54 m)

Length: 114 feet (ca. 34,75 m)
Beam: 26.5 feet (ca. 8,08 m)
Draught: 12.5 feet (ca. 3,81 m)
Net tonnage:

Authority: Trinity House, London

Year of construction: 1962

Shipyard: Philip & Son, Dartmouth, Devon, England

Yard-No.: 1329
Contract price:
Material: steel (riveted)


History -

June 1962

ordered by Trinity House, London
May 23rd, 1963 launched
September 24th, 1963

handed over to Trinity House 1963-1966

Kentish Knock station 1976-1979
North Goodwin station 1980
converted to automatic light vessel March 2001 until October 20th, 2003

Channel station April 10th, 2004

Routine maintenance and painting before sending the lightship out to another station at Trinity Pier, Harwich. No. 20 had been temporarily stationed close to the SMALLS (West coast of Wales) where Trinity House had switched off the lighthouse while they converted it to solar and wind turbine power.

Today -

The lightship is still in the Trinity House fleet and used as an automatic light vessel"

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