Antwerp / Lichtschip III (West-hinder)
ARLHS BEL-027

There have been three West-hinder light vessels in Belgium,all three with the huge West-hinder name painted on both side??�s of the ships,this because all of them had to mark a big sandbank into the North sea,the sandbank called WEST-HINDER. Every three months the vessels relieved each other at the time they were still in service
lighthouse vessel at the Bonapartedock. Antwerp.
Ship data
Length o.a.: 42,50 m
Length: 37,50 m
Beam: 7,80 m
Depth: 3,00 m
Side height: 5,90 m
Displacement: ca. 401m??
Weight: 420 t

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Album name:	ft011291@PLANET / Belgium
Rating (2 votes):	(Show details)
Current status (active, not active, museum etc):	Museumship,not possible for visiting.Decommissioned 1992
Construction details (year of built, shape etc):	Built 1950 at the B?�liard-Crighton yard,Ostend(B) in a serie of three vessels.
Height of the tower, m:	14	Focal plane elevation above sea level, m:	14
Any other comments:	That??�s the one moored at Antwerp (B),is still not open for the public because they did not removed the asbestos from the vessel until today.
Coordinates (in any format):	Position as West-Hinder: 51 23 00 North, 02 26 20 East
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Date added:	Jan 09, 2012
DateTime Original:	2009:01:24 16:21:19
Keywords:	Antwerp / Belgium / Lightship
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