Trinity House Lightship 21 Seven Stones Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Trinity House Lightship 21 Seven Stones Lighthouse
Trinity House Lightship 21 Seven Stones, constructed in 1963, is a steel vessel painted red. Its working life began at the East Goodwin station, marking a shipping lane in the North Sea off the Kent coast. In 2003, it was moved to the Seven Stones Reef, northeast of the Isles of Scilly. The light was displayed from a cylindrical mast amidships. Decommissioned in 2008, the vessel was sold in 2009 and subsequently towed to Gillingham Pier. It underwent renovation to serve as a floating cultural facility.
Why it matters: This lightship marked a busy shipping lane in the North Sea and later the hazardous Seven Stones Reef. Its current role as a floating cultural facility preserves maritime history while engaging the local community.
Light & Optic
- Light Color
- Red
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1963
Significant events: Decommissioned 2008, transferred in 2003 to Seven Stones Reef, retired from service in 2008, sold in 2009, towed to Gillingham Pier, renovated as a floating cultural facility
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Cliffe(0.9 km)
- ARLHS No.
- ENG-124
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 40.5m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- red
- Material
- steel
Structure: steel lightship; the light was displayed from a large lantern on a cylindrical mast amidships
Location
- City
- Gravesham
- Country
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Sea Region
- East Goodwin station in the North Sea off the coast of Kent; Seven Stones Reef, northeast of the Isles of Scilly and northwest of Land's End; Gillingham Pier on the Medway; Thames waterfront just below the Gravesend Town Pier
- Latitude
- 51.4500°
- Longitude
- 0.4422°
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