Registration number
644
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Light vessel
Location
Ipswich
Vessel type
Light Vessel
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Web address
www.syharbour.co.uk
Construction
Builder
Inglis, A J, Clyde
Built in
1932
Hull material
Other metal
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Towed
Primary engine type
None
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
25.74 feet
(7.85m)
Depth
14.23 feet
(4.34m)
Length: Overall
109.44 feet
(33.38m)
History
Built in 1932 by J. & A. Inglis, Pointhouse, Glasgow, LV 87 is a Trinity House light vessel with a composite hull, being clad in wood below the waterline. She was ship to be fitted with a radio beacon, the masts being positioned at the extreme ends of the hull to carry the long aerial.
She was first sent to East Goodwin station in 1933, and her later history is unclear.
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