Sandettie Lightvessel
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Namesake | Sandettie Bank |
| Operator | Trinity House |
| Builder | Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée (1947–1948) |
| Launched | 1949 |
| Out of service | 1989 (previous vessel) |
| Identification | MMSI number: 992351029 |
| Fate | Museum ship (previous vessel) |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Lightvessel |
| Displacement | 450 tons |
| Length | 47.5 m (156 ft) |
| Beam | 7.65 m (25.1 ft) |
| Draft | 3.5 m (11 ft) |
| Speed | 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) |
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| Location | Sandettie Bank |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 51°09′21″N 1°47′07″E / 51.155917°N 1.785367°E |
| Operator | Trinity House |
| Fog signal | 1 blast of 3 seconds every 30 seconds |
| Racon | T (–) |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1989  |
| Focal height | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Range | 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl 5s |
Sandettie Light Vessel Automatic is the name of a lightvessel stationed in the North Sea. It is one of the 22 coastal weather stations whose conditions are reported in the BBC Shipping Forecast.[1]
The vessel is named after her location on the Sandettie Bank, to the north of Calais and east of the Strait of Dover. The ship has no engine and is unmanned. Its lights are powered by solar panels.
According to the French Wikipedia, the previous Sandettie lightship was put out of service in 1989 and is now a museum ship moored in Dunkirk harbour museum (fr).[2]
External links
- The optical and acoustic signaling scheme and the radio-signal scheme of Sandettie lightvessel, ie the signal pattern of the light signal, the fog horn and the radio station in accordance with NOTICE TO MARINERS 2/2012 C1 Sandettie Light Vessel No.2/12 C1, by Order Captain R. H. Barker, Director of Navigational Requirements, Trinity House, London, EC3N 4DH, 11 January 2012
Observations and Weather
- The detailed, hourly measured values of the lightship Sandettie the last 24 hours of metoffice.gov.uk
- The exact course of the air temperature and water temperature as well as the water height in the area of Sandettie Bank on the web page of the Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation on the basis of the data of Sandettie Lightvessel
- Weather forecast and wave prediction for the area of the sandbank for skipper from Meteo Consult Marine, (fr)
References
- ^ "Sandettie Lightvessel". Trinity House.
- ^ "Story of light-ship Sandettie". MarMuCommerce. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
- "Notice to Mariners". Trinity House. 11 January 2012.
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