NLV Pole Star

	The NLV Pole Star passing Greenock
History
United Kingdom
Name	NLV Pole Star
Operator	Northern Lighthouse Board
Port of registry	Leith
Builder	Ferguson Shipbuilders, Port Glasgow
Yard number	709[1]
Laid down	28 July 1999
Completed	15 September 2000
Homeport	Oban
Identification	IMO number: 9211987; MMSI number: 235000500; Callsign: ZQQC5;
Status	in service
General characteristics
Class and type	Lloyd's + 100A1, LA, + LMC, UMS
Type	Buoy / Lighthouse Vessel
Tonnage	Gross Tonnage: 1373 Tonnes; NET (Registered): Tonnage 352 Tonnes;
Displacement	1,174 tonnes
Length	o/a: 51.52 m; B.P: 44.00 m
Beam	12 m
Height	Air Draught 25 m
Draught	3.2 m
Depth	to Upper Deck: 5.00 m
Propulsion	Cummins-Wärtsilä CW8L170 - 3 × 920 kW AC Diesel-electric dynamic positioning system, 2 × azimuth thrusters, 2 × tunnel bow thrusters
Speed	12 knots
Boats & landing ; craft carried	Workboat: Sea Rover 5.5 m
Capacity	15 × Single Berth Cabins, 2 × Twin Berth Cabins
Complement	6 × Officers, 9 × Ratings
Notes	[2]

NLV Pole Star 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.

NLV Pole Star at the Glasgow River Festival 2007

Pole Star was completed in 2000 by Ferguson Shipbuilders on the River Clyde. She is the fourth NLB vessel to carry the name and replaced the 37-year-old MV Fingal. In memory of this vessel, Pole Star has a workboat onboard named Fingal.[3]

Pole Star was joined by a new vessel, NLV Pharos in March 2007, which replaced the previous vessel of the same name.[4] Although the headquarters of the NLB is in Edinburgh, both vessels can be serviced by a workbase in Oban on the west coast.

From March 2008, Sean Rathbone has been Master of the Pole Star.[5]

References

"NLV Pole Star Update". Following the Lights. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
"NLV Pole Star". Northern Lighthouse Board. Archived from the original on 27 March 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
"News Archive". The Orcadian. 10–17 September 2000. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
"NLB Ships through time". Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
"Managing Board Minutes" (PDF). Northern Lighthouse Board. 17 November 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2010.

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[1] "NLV Pole Star Update". Following the Lights. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

[2] "NLV Pole Star". Northern Lighthouse Board. Archived from the original on 27 March 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.

[3] "News Archive". The Orcadian. 10–17 September 2000. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.

[4] "NLB Ships through time". Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 8 October 2010.

[5] "Managing Board Minutes" (PDF). Northern Lighthouse Board. 17 November 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2010.