NLV Pharos

	NLV Pharos in Oban
History
United Kingdom
Name	Pharos
Namesake	Lighthouse of Alexandria
Owner	Williams & Glyn's Leasing Company[1]
Operator	Northern Lighthouse Board
Port of registry	Leith
Awarded	11 November 2004
Builder	Remontowa, Gdańsk, Poland
Launched	3 February 2006
Commissioned	9 May 2007
Homeport	Oban
Identification	IMO number: 9338606[2]; MMSI number: 233185000; Call sign: GNLB;
General characteristics
Class and type	Lloyd's + 100A1, +LMC, +UMS, CAS, DP(AA)
Tonnage	3,569 GT; 1,101 NT; 1,233 DWT;
Length	o/a: 84.20m BP: 75.00m
Beam	16.5 m
Height	Air Draught 30 m
Draught	4.25 m
Depth	to Main Deck: 7.20 m
Propulsion	Diesel-electric: Wärtsilä engines, 3 x 1370ekw – 2 x 685ekw; 2 x 1500kw Rolls-Royce Azimuth Propellers; Two Bow Thrusters
Speed	12.5 knots
Capacity	30 cabins
Complement	7 Officers & 11 PO/Crew
Aviation facilities	forward helicopter flight deck
Notes	[3][4]

NLV Pharos is a lighthouse tender operated by the Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB), the body responsible for the operation of lighthouses and marine navigation aids around the coasts of Scotland and the Isle of Man.

History

Pharos and her sister ship, Galatea (2006) were built by Stocznia Remontowa, Gdańsk, Poland as part of a £38 million contract. Galatea serves the same role for Trinity House on the coast of England, Wales and the Channel Islands.[5]

Pharos is the tenth NLB vessel to carry the name, replacing the ninth Pharos in March 2007.[3] The first Pharos, which operated as a lighthouse vessel from 1799 to 1810, was a simple wooden sloop 49 feet long (approx 15 metres) and 18 feet wide (approx 5½ metres). [6]

Pharos was the great lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.[7]

Service

NLV Pharos is based in Oban and works mainly in Scottish and Manx waters, servicing over 200 automatic lighthouses, buoys and beacons. She is also able to carry out hydrographic surveying and wreck finding and other commercial work under contract.[6]

References

"NLV Pharos Visits Douglas". Irish Sea Shipping. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
"Pharos". VesselTracker.com. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
"NLV Pharos". Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
"Press Release: Royal Commissioning of new ship NLV Pharos in Leith, Edinburgh". Northern Lighthouse Board. 9 May 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
"Press Release: THV Galatea arrives in home port of Harwich". Trinity House. 23 July 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
"Press Release: Northern Lighthouse Board Welcomes New Ship into Oban". Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
"The Great Pharos Lighthouse". Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Retrieved 2 August 2008.

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[1] "NLV Pharos Visits Douglas". Irish Sea Shipping. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[2] "Pharos". VesselTracker.com. Retrieved 20 February 2010.

[NLB-Pharos-3] "NLV Pharos". Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

[NLB-launch-4] "Press Release: Royal Commissioning of new ship NLV Pharos in Leith, Edinburgh". Northern Lighthouse Board. 9 May 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

[5] "Press Release: THV Galatea arrives in home port of Harwich". Trinity House. 23 July 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

[ships-6] "Press Release: Northern Lighthouse Board Welcomes New Ship into Oban". Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

[7] "The Great Pharos Lighthouse". Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Retrieved 2 August 2008.