Lightvessel 18

Light Vessel 18 Saint Gowan, otherwise known as LV18 is an ex-Trinity House lightship and the only Trinity House lightvessel equipped with a majority of its original equipment. Built in 1958 as one of a class of 8 lightships by Philip and Son, the ship was initially posted to the Saint Gowan station and subsequently served at several other stations before retirement in 1994. In 1997 the vessel was sold to Sea Containers Ltd and two years later was chartered to Tony O'Neil for preservation purposes. In this new position she began to serve as a location for various revival broadcasts of offshore radio. In 2002, The Pharos Trust was established for the purposes of the preservation and upkeep of LV18 and the vessel was subsequently purchased by the trust. In February 2024 an arson attack occurred aboard the vessel and serious damage was incurred to the ship.

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LV18; LV18 Lightvessel; Light Vessel 18; Lightship LV18
museum ship, lightvessel, preserved watercraft, United Kingdom, 
File:LV18, Radio Mi Amigo, Harwich (geograph 5425829).jpg

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  Parham Hall ⓘ
  house in Parham, East Suffolk, England

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  Colchester Castle ⓘ
  Norman castle in Colchester, United Kingdom  

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  Orford Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Suffolk Coastal, United Kingdom  

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  Landguard Fort ⓘ
  fort in England, Britain  

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  Parham House ⓘ
  country house in Suffolk, England, UK

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  Beth Chatto Gardens ⓘ
  gardens in Elmstead, Essex, England, UK

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  493rd Bomb Group Museum ⓘ
  museum in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, UK  

• File:Co-op Bank, Albert Hall Building, High Street, Colchester (geograph 5487498).jpg

  Albert Hall ⓘ
  building in Colchester, Essex, England, UK

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  Boxted Airfield Museum ⓘ
  local World War II museum in Langham, Essex  

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  Brightlingsea Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Brightlingsea, United Kingdom

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  Castle House ⓘ
  in Dedham, Essex, England, UK

• File:Christchurch-Mansion.jpg

  Christchurch Mansion ⓘ
  historic house museum in Ipswich, England

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  Clifford Road Air Raid Shelter ⓘ
  museum in Suffolk  

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  Harwich Lifeboat Museum ⓘ
  lifeboat museum in Harwich

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  Harwich Redoubt ⓘ
  fort built in 1808-10 in Harwich, Essex, England, UK  

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  Hollytrees Museum ⓘ
  Grade I listed local museum in Colchester, Essex, England, UK

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  Ipswich Transport Museum ⓘ
  transport museum in the United Kingdom

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  Martlesham Heath Control Tower Museum ⓘ
  museum in Martlesham Heath, England

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  Naze Tower Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Walton-on-the-Naze

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  St John's Abbey Gate, Colchester ⓘ
  English Heritage site in the East of England

• File:Walton Maritime Museum, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 195823.jpg

  Walton Maritime Museum ⓘ
  maritime museum in Walton-on-the-Naze

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  Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum ⓘ
  tide mill and museum in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

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  Ipswich Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Ipswich, United Kingdom

• File:The Minories, Colchester - geograph.org.uk - 188759.jpg

  The Minories ⓘ
  building in Colchester, Essex, England, UK

• File:LV18, Radio Mi Amigo, Harwich (geograph 5425829).jpg

  Lightvessel 18 ⓘ
  1958 lightvessel  

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  Natural History Museum, Colchester ⓘ
  natural history museum in Colchester

• File:Castle House, Sir Alfred Munnings Museum - geograph.org.uk - 1503395.jpg

  The Munnings Museum ⓘ
  museum in Colchester, England, UK

• File:The Old Dairy, Easton Farm Park - geograph.org.uk - 2552807.jpg

  Easton Farm Park ⓘ
  farm park and bygone museum in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, UK

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  Felixstowe Museum ⓘ
  museum in Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

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  Harwich Maritime Museum ⓘ
  maritime museum in Harwich

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  390th Bombardment Group Memorial Air Museum ⓘ
  UK museum in Framlingham, East Suffolk, England

• File:Control Tower, Parham - geograph.org.uk - 939307.jpg

  Parham Airfield Museum ⓘ
  UK museum in East Suffolk, Suffolk, England

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  Woodbridge Museum ⓘ
  museum in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

• File:Martello Tower at Point Clear - geograph.org.uk - 743766.jpg

  East Essex Aviation Society and Museum ⓘ
  aviation museum in St Osyth

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  HMS Ganges Museum ⓘ
  museum in Shotley Gate, England, United Kingdom

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  Museum of Knots & Sailors Ropework ⓘ
  museum in Ipswich, England, UK

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  Bawdsey Radar ⓘ
  museum in Bawdsey, England, United Kingdom

• File:Restoration shelter - Bentwaters Cold War Museum (14172841494).jpg

  Bentwaters Cold War Museum ⓘ
  museum in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

• File:Firstsite art gallery in Colchester.jpg

  Firstsite ⓘ
  contemporary art gallery in Colchester, Essex, England

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  Harwich Museum ⓘ
  museum in Harwich, Essex, England, UK

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ship launching

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1069 Colchester Castle

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1165 Orford Castle

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1540 Landguard Fort

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1960 Beth Chatto Gardens

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1846 Ipswich Museum

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1956 The Minories

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1958 Natural History Museum, Colchester

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1961 The Munnings Museum

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1974 Easton Farm Park

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1975 Felixstowe Museum

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1980 Harwich Maritime Museum

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1981 390th Bombardment Group Memorial Air Museum

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1981 Parham Airfield Museum

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1982 Woodbridge Museum

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1986 East Essex Aviation Society and Museum

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1988 HMS Ganges Museum

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1996 Museum of Knots & Sailors Ropework

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2003 Bawdsey Radar

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2007 Bentwaters Cold War Museum

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2011 Firstsite

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2021 Harwich Museum

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Ex Trinity House Light Vessel LV18

Ex Trinity House Light Vessel LV18

Lightvessel 18 Trinity House (20370173582)

Harwich - light ship

Harwich - light ship

Harwich - Lightship LV18 as seen from Ha'penny Pier

Harwich - Lightship LV18 as seen from Ha'penny Pier

Harwich waterfront

Harwich waterfront

Harbour ferry at Ha'penny Pier

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Parham Hall	house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1069	Colchester Castle	castle, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1165	Orford Castle	castle, archaeological site, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1540	Landguard Fort	castle, local museum, fort, military museum	Wikidata
site	garden		Parham House	garden, country house	Wikidata
site	garden	1960	Beth Chatto Gardens	garden	Wikidata
site	museum		493rd Bomb Group Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Albert Hall	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Boxted Airfield Museum	local museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Brightlingsea Museum	charitable organization, local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Castle House	art museum, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Christchurch Mansion	historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Clifford Road Air Raid Shelter	air-raid shelter, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Harwich Lifeboat Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Harwich Redoubt	redoubt, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hollytrees Museum	house, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ipswich Transport Museum	transport museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Martlesham Heath Control Tower Museum	aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Naze Tower Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		St John's Abbey Gate, Colchester	history museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Walton Maritime Museum	maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum	museum, mill, tide mill	Wikidata
site	museum	1846	Ipswich Museum	art museum, natural history museum, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1956	The Minories	museum, building	Wikidata
site	museum	1958	Lightvessel 18	lightvessel, museum ship, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum	1958	Natural History Museum, Colchester	church building, museum, building, natural history museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1961	The Munnings Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Easton Farm Park	museum, agricultural theme park	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Felixstowe Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Harwich Maritime Museum	maritime museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	390th Bombardment Group Memorial Air Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	Parham Airfield Museum	museum, independent museum, aviation museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1982	Woodbridge Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	East Essex Aviation Society and Museum	aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	HMS Ganges Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Museum of Knots & Sailors Ropework	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Bawdsey Radar	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	Bentwaters Cold War Museum	military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2011	Firstsite	movie theater, art museum, arts center	Wikidata
site	museum	2021	Harwich Museum	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Ex Trinity House Light Vessel LV18		Commons
commons	image		Ex Trinity House Light Vessel LV18		Commons
commons	image		Lightvessel 18 Trinity House (20370173582)		Commons
commons	image		Harwich - light ship		Commons
commons	image		Harwich - light ship		Commons
commons	image		Harwich - Lightship LV18 as seen from Ha'penny Pier		Commons
commons	image		Harwich - Lightship LV18 as seen from Ha'penny Pier		Commons
commons	image		Harwich waterfront		Commons
commons	image		Harwich waterfront		Commons
commons	image		Harbour ferry at Ha'penny Pier		Commons