Name

Type

Flag

Port of registry

Displacement

Weight

Length

 

Breadth

Side height

Depth

Speed

Built

Builder

 

 

Yard number

Main engine

Light

 

Crew

Visitor address

 

 

History

 

 

WEST-HINDER III

Lightship

Belgium

Oostende

401 m³

420 t

42,50 m

37,50 m between perpendiculars

7,80 m

5,90 m

3,00 m

8,0 knots

1950

Beliard Crighton & Co. Scheepwerf
Oostende
Belgium

117

1x Diesel engine 200 hp

Elevation: 14,00 m

Range: 12,4 NM

9 men, changing every 2 weeks

Bonapartedok, St. Laureys Kaai
B-2000 Antwerp
Belgium

1950-1960 in 6-monthly rotation with "Lichtschip 1" and "Lichtschip 2" on stations "Wandelaar", "West-Hinder" or as "reserve" in harbour.

16.06.1960 at 20:25 rammed by the Norwegian tanker "Branita", fortunately there were no injured persons. Later the lightship had been towed by the "Zeetijger" to Oostende, but sunk on this journey

03.08.1960 rescued by the "Letzer" and towed to the Berliard-Murdoch Wharf for restoration

1960-1992 in 6-monthly rotation with "Lichtschip 1" and "Lichtschip 2" on stations "Wandelaar", "West-Hinder" or as "reserve" in harbour

22.10.1992 decommissioned

12.05.1995 donated to the City of Antwerp and on display and open to the public at the Bonapartedock of the National Scheepvaartmuseum today

05.2003 the lightship is in very poor condition and is going to be restored. Nevertheless it is on display and open to the public