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Greenwich Lightvessel

Coordinates: 50°24.538′N 0°0.095′W / 50.408967°N 0.001583°W / 50.408967; -0.001583
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Greenwich
Greenwich Light Vessel Automatic and Seven Sisters Cliffs
History
United Kingdom
NamesakeGreenwich Meridian
OperatorTrinity House
BuilderPhilip & Son, Dartmouth
In service1947
IdentificationMMSI number: 992351032
StatusActive as of 2020
General characteristics
TypeLightvessel
Tonnage267 tonnes
Length40 m (130 ft)
Beam8 m (26 ft)
Draught4.5 m (15 ft)
Map
LocationUnited Kingdom Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates50°24.538′N 0°0.095′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 a lightvessel in the English Channel, off the coast of East Sussex. It is operated by Trinity House.[1] It was one of the 22 coastal weather stations whose conditions were reported in the BBC Shipping Forecast but was dropped from broadcasts some time during 2019. The name of the vessel derives from the fact that is located close to the Greenwich (or Prime) Meridian.

The vessel currently on this station is the solar powered Trinity House Lightvessel No. 5, built in 1946 and in active service at various stations around the British coast since 1947.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Greenwich Lightvessel". Trinity House. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Trinity House Lightvessel No. 5". 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.