Spurn in Albert Dock in July 1983

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.

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

The 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

  1. ^ "Light Vessel 12 Spurn". Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Spurn Lightship will be moved as footbridge is built over A63". Hull Daily Mail. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Hull's Spurn Lightship moves berth for bridge works". BBC News. BBC. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Spurn lightship: Hull's historic vessel towed to new berth". BBC News. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Airey, Tom (9 March 2023). "Spurn Lightship: Floating lighthouse returns to Hull Marina". BBC News. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Spurn lightship towed to new berth after refit". BBC News. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

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53°44′26.3″N 000°20′17.39″W / 53.740639°N 0.3381639°W / 53.740639; -0.3381639 (Spurn Lightship)