ex "Dyck"

- active lightship from 1935 until 1983 -

 

 

Technical data Length: 42,50 m Beam: 6,25 m Draught: 4,60 m Displacement: 523 tons Year of construction: 1935 Shipyard: FCM in Havre-Graville, France Material: steel Elevation: 15 m Range: 17 sm Crew: 8 men changing every 15 days History 1935 commissioned 1935-1939 Dunkerque station 1939-1945 during WWII withdrawn and sent to La Pallice 1949-1981 Le Havre station 1981 sent for automation 1981-1983 Le Havre station 1986 museum vessel in the Musée Maritime et Portuaire, Hangar 22, Quai de Norvège, in Le Havre, France. Have you ever seen this kind of foghorn? Summer 2000 the lightship is still afloat but not open to the public   April 2005 Restoration of the lightship for 120,000 Euros. If someone has news, I would be grateful for an e-mail.