Registration number
140
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Light vessel
Location
Canvey Island
Vessel type
Lightship
Current use
None
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Construction
Builder
Hill, Charles & Sons, Bristol
Built in
1869
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Towed
Primary engine type
None
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
21.48 feet
(6.55m)
Depth
10.98 feet
(3.35m)
Length: Overall
105.67 feet
(32.23m)
History
LV 44 was built in 1869 as a Trinity House light vessel with a wooden hull. She was sold out of service in 1945 to Erith Yacht Club and later to Pitsea Motor Yacht Club. She is now lying derelict at Pitsea Country Park.
We are lacking information on this particular vessel. If you have any information, past or present, please contact us.
Sources
Williams, Peter, Leading Lights: Light Vessel Directory, Peter Williams Associates, pp57-60, Volume 1, Edition 3, 1995
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