Trinity House Lightship 38 Gull Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Trinity House Lightship 38 Gull Lighthouse
Also known as: Trinity House Lightship 38 Gull (Brake)
Constructed in 1860, this wooden lightship, Trinity House Lightship 38 Gull, initially served on the Nab and Would stations before its primary role as the Brake lightship. It sustained damage from a collision with the liner City of York in 1929, necessitating its recovery and repair, and experienced another collision in 1940. After being decommissioned in 1946, it was sold to the Thurrock Yacht Club in Grays and used as a club ship. The vessel is now beached on the north bank of the Thames near Grays. Its mast and lantern were salvaged and restored in 2012.
Why it matters: This vessel is a rare surviving example of a wooden lightship with a significant history of collisions and repairs, underscoring the risks associated with its former role.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Green
- Interval
- 2.5s
- Raw Code
- Fl G 2.5s
- Focal Height
- 11m
- Geographic Range
- 10.7NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1860
Significant events: Decommissioned 1946, sank in 1929 after a collision with the liner City of York, raised and repaired, suffered another collision in 1940, sold as the club ship of the Thurrock Yacht Club at Grays, clubhouse was moved onshore, vandalized repeatedly, mast and lantern salvaged and restored in 2012
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Tilbury(0.7 km)
- ARLHS No.
- ENG-289
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 27.5m
- Tower Color
- red with a white band below the lantern
- Material
- wood
Structure: wood lightship; the light was shown from a lantern on a mast amidships
Location
- City
- Thurrock
- Country
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Sea Region
- north bank of the Thames near the intersection of Argent Street and Thames Road in Grays, served on the Nab and Would stations, later as the Brake
- Latitude
- 51.4717°
- Longitude
- 0.3241°
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