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'''''Greenwich'' Light Vessel Automatic''' is the name of a [[lightvessel]] in the [[English Channel]], off the coast of [[East Sussex]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/lighthouses/light_vessels/greenwich_lightvessel.html |title=Greenwich Lightvessel |website=[[Trinity House]] |accessdate=2013-08-03}}</ref>. It is one of the 22 [[List of coastal weather stations in the British Isles|coastal weather stations]] whose conditions are reported in the [[BBC]] [[Shipping Forecast]]. The name of the vessel derives from the fact that is located close to the [[Greenwich]] (or Prime) [[Prime Meridian|Meridian]].
'''''Greenwich'' Light Vessel Automatic''' is the name of a [[lightvessel]] in the [[English Channel]], off the coast of [[East Sussex]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/lighthouses/light_vessels/greenwich_lightvessel.html |title=Greenwich Lightvessel |website=[[Trinity House]] |accessdate=2013-08-03}}</ref> It is one of the 22 [[List of coastal weather stations in the British Isles|coastal weather stations]] whose conditions are reported in the [[BBC]] [[Shipping Forecast]]. The name of the vessel derives from the fact that is located close to the [[Greenwich]] (or Prime) [[Prime Meridian|Meridian]].

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*{{cite web |url=http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/mariner_info/notice_to_mariners/d/09102012.html |title=Notice to mariners |website=[[Trinity House]] |date=9 October 2012}}


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*{{cite web |url=http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/mariner_info/notice_to_mariners/d/09102012.html |title=Notice to mariners |website=[[Trinity House]] |date=9 October 2012}}

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Greenwich
History
UK
NamesakeGreenwich Meridian
OperatorTrinity House
IdentificationMMSI number: 992351032
General characteristics
TypeLightvessel
Map
LocationUnited Kingdom Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates50°24′32″N 0°00′06″W / 50.408967°N 0.001583°W / 50.408967; -0.001583
Constructed1995 Edit this on Wikidata
Height12 m (39 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorTrinity House
Light
Focal height12 m (39 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Characteristic Fl W 5s Edit this on Wikidata

Greenwich Light Vessel Automatic is the name of a lightvessel in the English Channel, off the coast of East Sussex.[1] It is one of the 22 coastal weather stations whose conditions are reported in the BBC Shipping Forecast. The name of the vessel derives from the fact that is located close to the Greenwich (or Prime) Meridian.

References

  1. ^ "Greenwich Lightvessel". Trinity House. Retrieved 2013-08-03.