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.

Fehmarnbelt in the Media Docks on the northern part of the Wall peninsula
Fehmarnbelt in the Media Docks on the northern part of the Wall peninsula
History
Germany
Name
  • Außeneider (1908-1956)
  • Reserve Holtenau (1956-1965)
  • Fehmarnbelt (1965-present)
BuilderG.H. Thyen Werft, Brake, Germany
Cost300,000 Reichsmark
Yard numberS.21
In service1908
Out of service1984
HomeportLübeck
Identification
StatusMuseum ship
General characteristics [1]
TypeLightship
Tonnage343 GRT
Length45.44 m (149 ft 1 in) o/a
Beam7.14 m (23 ft 5 in)
Draught3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
Depth4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)
Propulsion300 hp (224 kW) Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz 6-cylinder diesel engine
Speed8.6 knots (15.9 km/h; 9.9 mph)
Crew11

Today it belongs to a charitable society and its home port is the Lübeck museum port [de] 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. Visits on board the lightship are permitted.

References

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  1. ^ "Lightship FEHMARNBELT". feuerschiffseite.de. 2010. Archived from the original on 8 May 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
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53°52′9″N 10°40′44″E / 53.86917°N 10.67889°E / 53.86917; 10.67889