Fehmarnbelt Lightship by X-PaX
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The Fehmarnbelt Lightship (German: Feuerschiff Fehmarnbelt) was built in 1906-1908 at Brake on the River Weser and entered service in 1908 as the lightship Außeneider. Until 1945 it was moored at the position known as Außeneider guarding the estuary of the river Eider on the North Sea coast. In the years from 1956 to 1965 it was a reserve lighthouse in the Baltic Sea and then from 1965 to 1984 it was positioned under its present name in the Fehmarn Belt.
Today it belongs to a charitable society and its home port is the Lübeck museum port in the Hanseatic city of Lübeck, 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.
Comments (9)
longprong
Thanks for the info....looks like a nice old girl :)
bmac62
Beautifully sharp and detailed portrait of this old sailor. Well done.
CavalierLady
Very nicely composed and taken, perfect colors and details. Fascinating history about this Lightship.
durleybeachbum
So good that it is kept in good condition!
dochtersions
This is very beautiful captured, and it's great it is still in function, Christian
Hendesse
Klasse Foto und interessante Informationen. Kaum zu glauben daß das Schiff schon über 100 Jahre alt ist.
sossy
herrliche schiffs-impression und interessante infos! wären die gebäude nicht so hoch, könnte das auch auf den faroe inseln sein! ;o)
pat40
Wonderful pic
MrsRatbag
She's a beauty! I love ships like this. Wonderful capture!