List of lightvessels
Appearance
This article lists lightvessels around the world. Most surviving light vessels reside in the United Kingdom and the United States. Some of the lightvessels mentioned in the lists have been renamed more than once, while others have been re-stationed or captured in war. Lightvessels were also not as permanent as a building or structure which helped lead to the replacement of others.
United Kingdom and Ireland
[edit]United States
[edit]Europe
[edit]Name | Image | Country | Location Coordinates |
Year built |
Year deactivated | Fate |
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Almagrundet | Sweden | Sandhamn 59°16′N 19°31′E / 59.267°N 19.517°E |
1896 | 1964 | Replaced in 1964, likely scrapped. | |
Amorina | — | Sweden | — | 1934 | 1970 | Refitted into a Barquentine in 1979, used for racing. |
Mayor Abendroth | Germany | 53°19′22″N 8°20′38″E / 53.32269°N 8.34395°E | 1908 | 1927 | Museum ship | |
Fehmarnbelt Lightship | Germany | Schleswig-Holstein | 1908 | 1985 | Retired | |
Fladen | Sweden | Gothenburg 57°42′31″N 11°57′37″E / 57.70864°N 11.96036°E |
1915 | 1969 | Museum ship at Gothenburg | |
FS1 | Germany | 54°10.8′N 007°27.5′E / 54.1800°N 7.4583°E or 54°09.9′N 006°20.7′E / 54.1650°N 6.3450°E or in Wilhelmshaven during maintenance | 1983 | In service | ||
FS3 | — | Germany | 54°10.8′N 007°27.5′E / 54.1800°N 7.4583°E or 54°09.9′N 006°20.7′E / 54.1650°N 6.3450°E or in Wilhelmshaven during maintenance | 1986 | In service | |
FS4 | — | Germany | 54°10.8′N 007°27.5′E / 54.1800°N 7.4583°E or 54°09.9′N 006°20.7′E / 54.1650°N 6.3450°E or in Wilhelmshaven during maintenance | 1988 | In service | |
Fs Kalkgrund II | Germany | — | 1910 | 1963 | Re-named S/V Noorderlicht in 1992, continues to operate as a cruise vessel. | |
Hyöky | Finland | Tervasaari, harbor of Hamina | 1912 | 1959 | Sold to private owner | |
Lightship Finngrundet | Sweden | Stockholm 59°19′38.4″N 18°5′25.5″E / 59.327333°N 18.090417°E |
1903 | 1969 | Museum ship | |
Lightvessel Gedser Rev | Denmark | Gedser Odde 55°40′48″N 12°35′23″E / 55.6800°N 12.5897°E |
1895 | 1972 | Museum ship at Nyhavn, Copenhagen | |
Lightvessel I | — | Denmark | Horns Rev | 1913 | 1980 | Museum ship in Esbjerg. |
Lightvessel XI | Denmark | — | 1878 | Unknown | Sold to private owner | |
Lightvessel XXI | — | Denmark | — | 1911 | 1988 | Floating café in Ebeltoft. |
Relandersgrund | Finland | Helsinki Harbour | 1888 | Unknown | Retired, and docked in Helsinki as a restaurant ship (2003) | |
Suriname-Rivier | Suriname | Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam | 1910 | 1964 | Permanently berthed, and in serious disrepair at a wet dock in Suriname. | |
West-Hinder I | — | Belgium | Nieuwpoort 51°07′28.6″N 4°17′27.2″E / 51.124611°N 4.290889°E |
1950 | 1972 | Museum ship in Rupelmonde[1] |
West-Hinder II | Belgium | Nieuwpoort 51°20′03.9″N 3°12′29.5″E / 51.334417°N 3.208194°E |
1950 | 1994 | Berthed on dry land in a theme park at the Zeebrugge water front.[1] | |
West-Hinder III | Belgium | Nieuwpoort 51°13′46.5″N 4°24′16.3″E / 51.229583°N 4.404528°E |
1950 | 1992 | Donated to the city of Antwerp in 1995.[1] |
Elsewhere
[edit]The examples and perspective in this section deal primarily with Europe and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (January 2023) |
Name | Image | Country | Location Coordinates |
Year built |
Year deactivated | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bras d'Or | — | Canada | — | 1926 | 1939 | Reported as missing in 1940.[2] |
CLS-4 Carpentaria | Australia | Sydney | 1917 | 1985 | Museum ship in Sydney |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b c Rowlett, Russ (26 November 2013). "Lighthouses of Belgium". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "29 Are Missing From Auxiliary Minesweeper Bras d'Or". Halifax Herald. 31 Oct 1940.