Lightvessel No. 11
 Lightship No.11 Breeveertien in 2005 | |
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| Ordered: | March 1950 [1] |
| Builder: | Philip and Son, Dartmouth [1] |
| Cost: | £67,269 [1] |
| Yard number: | 1223 [1] |
| Launched: | 15 August 1951 [1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Length: | 41.94 m (137.6 ft) |
| Beam: | 7.56 m (24.8 ft) |
| Draught: | 4.24 m (13.9 ft) |
Lightvessel No.11 was a lightvessel that was in service in the Irish Sea between 1951 and 1988.[1] She was built in 1951 for Trinity House by Philip & Son Ltd in Dartmouth, England.
She was used as a lightvessel near St Gowans Banks and Morecambe Bay before being retired on 21 October 1988. She was sold to Pound's Marine Service Ltd in 1991 for the price of £20,000, arriving in Portsmouth on 16 July 1991. She was later sold to Gus van der Loodt in 1995, who towed her to Rotterdam to convert her to a floating restaurant, opening as Breeveertien in 1999. She has been moored in the Wijnhaven, Rotterdam ever since, except for a brief period in April/May 2009 where she underwent a refit and restoration under new owners. Since 1 November 2009 [1] she has been the location for Restaurant Tinto serving Spanish & Portuguese cuisine.[2]
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