LV21 Service History

TIMELINE

1962 Jun

Ordered by Trinity House, London

1963 Jun

Launched 16.09.63

1963 Dec

Handed over to Trinity House

1976

Stationed at East Goodwin

1980

Stationed at Varne

1981 Jun

Collision at Varne

1988

Converted to automatic lightvessel, Newcastle

1995

Stationed at Channel

1997-01

Stationed at East Goodwin

2003

Stationed at Seven Stones

2008

Decommissioned by Trinity House, Swansea depot

2009 Dec

Acquired by Gary Weston & Päivi Seppälä | Gillingham Pier, Medway

2016 Sep

St Andrews Quay, Gravesend

2024 Nov

Historic Dockyard, Chatham

Technical data

Length o.a.:

133 feet (ca. 40,54 m)

Length:

114 feet (ca. 34,75 m)

Beam

26.5 feet (ca. 8,08 m)

Draft:

12.5 feet (ca. 3,81 m)

Commissioning Authority:

Trinity House, London

Year of construction:

1963

Shipyard:

Philip & Son, Dartmouth

Yard-No:

1330

Material:

Steel (riveted)

1969

1972

1973

1975

1980

1986

1988

Collision At Varne

Brian Packham recounts the events of Sunday June 28th 1981 when LV21 was involved in a collision with the Ore Meteor.

LV21 Optic

With the help of the Association of Lighthouse Keepers and the Friends of St. Mary’s Island LV21’s original optic was donated back to the ship in February 2013

Crew Stories

Derek Grieve, the last Master of LV21 on the Newarp station, recounts stories of life onboard the lightvessel.