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Name: Lightship 12

Nearest Town or City:
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Location: Grasweg 53-82, North Amsterdam.


Click to enlarge: 73Kb   
Photo: Nancy J. Rau

Notes:
This lightship was built in 1952 for Trinity House in England. In its active days, it served 1952-54 and 1959 at the Tongue and East Goodwin station, 1966-1978 at the Humber station, and 1978-1988 at the Outer Gabbard station. It has been privately owned since 1991 and is reportedly going to be opened as a museum ship.

Description of Tower: Red, 119-foot steel lightship with skeletal light tower with lantern amidships.

This light is not operational

Date Established: 1952

Date Deactivated: 1988

Current Use: Privately owned.

Open To Public? No.

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