Fyrskib X Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Fyrskib X Lighthouse
Built in 1877, this wooden lightship, Fyrskib X, is painted red with white trim and a white horizontal stripe. It served various Danish coastal stations for nearly a century before being decommissioned in 1972. The vessel subsequently transitioned through several owners and roles, including a club ship, an office, and a restaurant. It underwent refurbishment in England before returning to Denmark in 2008. Fyrskib X is 31.5 meters in length and has a light tower amidships. Despite settling to the seabed in 2013, it was raised and repaired.
Why it matters: As the world's oldest surviving lightship, Fyrskib X represents a direct link to the era of manned navigational aids and played a significant role in safeguarding Danish shipping routes for almost 100 years.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 31.5m
- Tower Color
- red with white trim and a white horizontal stripe
- Material
- wood
Structure: wooden lightship with light tower amidships, painted red with white trim and a white horizontal stripe
Location
- City
- Copenhagen
- Country
- 🇩🇰Denmark
- Region
- Capital Region of Denmark
- Sea Region
- Served many stations around the Danish coastline; later moored near Tower Bridge in London, at Sun Pier in Chatham on the Medway, passed through the Kiel Canal in Germany, and is currently moored in the Refshaleøen neighborhood of København.
- Latitude
- 55.6915°
- Longitude
- 12.6078°
Nearby Vessels
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1877
Significant events: Decommissioned 1972, sold as the club ship of the Hobro Sejlclub, sold to a Copenhagen businessman 1978, purchased the light tower of another lightship, sold again 1993, spent four years in Helsingør as a restaurant, owners went bankrupt and sold the ship to English buyers 1997, refurbished in England, converted into a restaurant in 2005, moored at the Sun Pier in Chatham 2008, spotted under tow through the Kiel Canal 2008, arrived in København 2008, sold again 2013, settled to the bottom at its berth 2013, raised and repaired
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Kobenhavn(1.3 km)
- ARLHS No.
- ENG-316
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