The Spurn Lightship (LV No. 12) is a lightvessel (i.e. a ship used as a lighthouse), previously anchored in Hull Marina in the British city of Kingston upon Hull, England. It was relocated to a shipyard in October 2021 for restoration, prior to becoming a display together with the Arctic Corsair.
 Spurn docked in Kingston upon Hull, England
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Spurn |
| Owner | Hull City Council |
| Builder | Goole Shipbuilding and Repairing Co Ltd, Goole[1] |
| Launched | 1927 |
| Completed | 1927 |
| Out of service | 1975 |
| Status | Museum ship |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Lightvessel |
| Tonnage | 200 GT |
| Length | 100 ft (30 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Depth | 14.5 ft (4.4 m) |
The ship was built in 1927 and served for 48 years as a navigation aid in the approaches of the Humber Estuary, where it was stationed 4+1⁄2 miles (7.2 km) east of Spurn Point.
The lightship was decommissioned in 1975 and bought/restored by Hull City Council in 1983 before being moved to Hull Marina as a museum in 1987. The museum closed in June 2018, in preparation for the vessel being relocated in September, to facilitate a footbridge being constructed over the adjacent A63. Initially it was expected that the museum would reopen in 2021 after undergoing conservation work and a relocation to a new position on the marina.[2][3]
Restoration
editThe ship was moved to a private shipyard in October 2021 for restoration, having been static for 34 years. Part of a £30 million project, after renovation in a dry dock with completion anticipated for 2023, it will be displayed together with the Arctic Corsair trawler.[4][5] Following restoration it was returned to the marina on 9 March 2023.[6] It was relocated in February 2024 to a newly constructed mooring in the marina near to Murdoch's Connection footbridge.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Light Vessel 12 Spurn". Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Spurn Lightship will be moved as footbridge is built over A63". Hull Daily Mail. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Hull's Spurn Lightship moves berth for bridge works". BBC News. BBC. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Spurn lightship: Hull's historic vessel towed to new berth". BBC News. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "New visitor attraction set to open in Hull after funding granted for restoration of historic vessels". The Yorkshire Post. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Airey, Tom (9 March 2023). "Spurn Lightship: Floating lighthouse returns to Hull Marina". BBC News. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Spurn lightship towed to new berth after refit". BBC News. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- "Spurn Lightship". Puffinpost. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012.
External links
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- "Spurn Lightship". Hull City Council.
- "Spurn Lightship". Puffinpost. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012.
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