 Fehmarnbelt in the Media Docks on the northern part of the Wall peninsula | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Germany | |
| Name |
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| Builder | G.H. Thyen Werft,Brake, Germany |
| Cost | 300,000Reichsmark |
| Yard number | S.21 |
| In service | 1908 |
| Out of service | 1984 |
| Homeport | Lübeck |
| Identification |
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| Status | Museum ship |
| General characteristics[1] | |
| Type | Lightship |
| Tonnage | 343 GRT |
| Length | 45.44 m (149 ft 1 in)o/a |
| Beam | 7.14 m (23 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in) |
| Depth | 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion | 300 hp (224 kW)Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz 6-cylinderdiesel engine |
| Speed | 8.6knots (15.9 km/h; 9.9 mph) |
| Crew | 11 |
TheFehmarnbelt Lightship (German:Feuerschiff Fehmarnbelt) was built in 1906–1908 atBrake on theRiver Weser and entered service in 1908 as thelightshipAußeneider. Until 1945 it was moored at the position known asAußeneider guarding the estuary of the riverEider on theNorth Sea coast. In the years from 1956 to 1965 it was a reserve lighthouse in theBaltic Sea and then from 1965 to 1984 it was positioned under its present name in theFehmarn Belt.
Today it belongs to a charitable society and itshome port is theLübeck museum port [de] in theHanseatic city ofLübeck, where it spends the winter months at least. The ship is preserved in working condition and during the summer it is taken to sea in order to test all facilities under sea conditions. Visits on board the lightship are permitted.
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