LIGHTSHIP 2000 (HELWICK) IMAGE GALLERY
Formally known as Trinity House Light Vessel 14 (LV 14)
25 IMAGES
LV 14 was launched on 22 September 1953. Weighing 550 tons and with an overall length of 137 feet, 11 crew managed the ship with seven on board at any one time. During the decades, she served at several different stations in UK coastal waters, the last being Helwick sandbank, some six miles south-west of Rhossili on the Gower Peninsular.
Decommissioned in 1991, LV 14 was purchased by a charity and, with help from Cardiff Bay Development Corporation, restored to create a floating Christian Centre in the former Roath Dock basin. Known as ‘Goleulong (or Lightship) 2000’, she became a base for Cardiff Bay chaplains, as well as operating a galley cafe and providing rooms for meetings or quiet contemplation.
In 2013, funding from local churches was withdrawn and the centre closed. The ship was subsequently sold and towed to Newnham, on the Severn estuary in Gloucestershire, with the hope of establishing it as a floating museum.[REF]
Decommissioned in 1991, LV 14 was purchased by a charity and, with help from Cardiff Bay Development Corporation, restored to create a floating Christian Centre in the former Roath Dock basin. Known as ‘Goleulong (or Lightship) 2000’, she became a base for Cardiff Bay chaplains, as well as operating a galley cafe and providing rooms for meetings or quiet contemplation.
In 2013, funding from local churches was withdrawn and the centre closed. The ship was subsequently sold and towed to Newnham, on the Severn estuary in Gloucestershire, with the hope of establishing it as a floating museum.[REF]
(2009) Lightship 2000 - Bridge (01 of 02)
(2009) Lightship 2000 - Bridge (02 of 02)
(2009) Lightship 2000 - Chapel (01 of 02)
(2009) Lightship 2000 - Chapel (02 of 02)
(2009) Lightship 2000 - Comms Equipment
(2009) Lightship 2000 - Crew Roster
(2009) Lightship 2000 - Engine Room
(2009) Lightship 2000 - External Bow View
(2009) Lightship 2000 - External Port View
(2009) Lightship 2000 - External Starboard View
(2009) Lightship 2000 - Library
(2009) Lightship 2000 - Lifeboat
(2009) Lightship 2000 - Light Tower
(2009) Lightship 2000 - Light Tower Close Up
(2009) Lightship 2000 - Main Switchboard
(2009) Lightship 2000 - Power Gauges
(2009) Lightship 2000 - Sleeping Quarters (01 of 05)
(2009) Lightship 2000 - Sleeping Quarters (02 of 05)
(2009) Lightship 2000 - Sleeping Quarters (03 of 05)
(2009) Lightship 2000 - Sleeping Quarters (04 of 05)
(2009) Lightship 2000 - Sleeping Quarters (05 of 05)
(2009) Lightship 2000 - View of the Bow
(2009) Lightship 2000 - Winch
(2009) Lightship 2000 - Winch Mechanism
(2009) Lightship 2000 - Winch and Lifeboat
The total complement for LV 14 comprised of 11 men, but only 7 were on board at any one time. There were two Masters, three Lamplighters, three fog signal drivers and three seamen. A crew consisted of one Master and two of each of the other ranks. Masters served a month and then had the same time period ashore; two weeks of that being spent on towing duties.
The men would also serve for four weeks, but the turns would not start at the same point. They would also spend a month ashore, two weeks of that being spent on towing duties also. The watch system worked onboard LV 14 would be as follows.
Day 1: 00:00 to 04:00 and 16:00 to 20:00
Day 2: 04:00 to 12:00 and 20:00 to 00:00
Day 3: 12:00 to 16:00 (Cooks duties in forenoon)
Day 4: Same as above
The watches usually comprised of a lamplighter, a seaman, and the two fog signal drivers. Normally the lamplighters worked the night watches. The Master did not stand watches except maybe Christmas Day.
The men would also serve for four weeks, but the turns would not start at the same point. They would also spend a month ashore, two weeks of that being spent on towing duties also. The watch system worked onboard LV 14 would be as follows.
Day 1: 00:00 to 04:00 and 16:00 to 20:00
Day 2: 04:00 to 12:00 and 20:00 to 00:00
Day 3: 12:00 to 16:00 (Cooks duties in forenoon)
Day 4: Same as above
The watches usually comprised of a lamplighter, a seaman, and the two fog signal drivers. Normally the lamplighters worked the night watches. The Master did not stand watches except maybe Christmas Day.
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