''Lightvessel No.11'' was a
lightvessel
A lightvessel, or lightship, is a ship that acts as a lighthouse. They are used in waters that are too deep or otherwise unsuitable for lighthouse construction. Although some records exist of fire beacons being placed on ships in Roman times, t ...
that was in service in the
Irish Sea
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from 1951 to 1988.
She was built in 1951 for
Trinity House
"Three In One"
, formation =
, founding_location = Deptford, London, England
, status = Royal Charter corporation and registered charity
, purpose = Maintenance of lighthouses, buoys and beacons
, he ...
by
Philip & Son Ltd in
Dartmouth, England.
She was used as a lightvessel near
St Gowans Banks and
Morecambe Bay
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before being retired on 21 October 1988. She was sold to Pounds Marine Services in 1991 for £20,000, arriving in
Portsmouth
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Portsmouth is the most dens ...
on 16 July 1991. She was later sold to Gus van der Loodt in 1995, who towed her to
Rotterdam
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to convert her to a floating restaurant, opening as ''Breeveertien'' in 1999, moored in the
Wijnhaven, Rotterdam, except for a brief period in April/May 2009 where she underwent a refit and restoration under new owners. On 1 November 2009
she became the Restaurant Tinto,
and in 2014 a "British
gastropub
A gastropub or gastro pub is a pub that serves gourmet comfort food. The term was coined in the 1990s, though similar brewpubs existed during the 1980s.
Etymology
The term ''gastropub'' (derived from gastronomy) was coined in 1991, when David ...
", now named "V11" or "Vessel 11", and still in the Wijnhaven.
References
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Lightships of the United Kingdom
1951 ships