NLV Pole Star

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The NLV Pole Star passing Greenock
History
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Ensign of the British Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses.svg United Kingdom
NameNLV Pole Star
Operator Northern Lighthouse Board
Port of registry Leith
Builder Ferguson Shipbuilders, Port Glasgow
Yard number709 [1]
Laid down28 July 1999
Completed15 September 2000
Homeport Oban
Identification
Statusin service
General characteristics
Class and typeLloyd's + 100A1, LA, + LMC, UMS
TypeBuoy / Lighthouse Vessel
Tonnage
  • Gross Tonnage: 1373 Tonnes
  • NET (Registered): Tonnage 352 Tonnes
Displacement1,174  tonnes
Length o/a: 51.52 m; B.P: 44.00 m
Beam12 m
HeightAir Draught 25 m
Draught3.2 m
Depthto 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
Speed12  knots
Boats & landing
craft carried
Workboat: Sea Rover 5.5 m
Capacity15 × Single Berth Cabins, 2 × Twin Berth Cabins
Complement6 × Officers, 9 × Ratings
Notes [2]
NLV Pole Star at the Glasgow River Festival 2007 MVPoleStar.jpg
NLV Pole Star at the Glasgow River Festival 2007

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.

Pole Star was joined by a new vessel, NLV Pharos in March 2007, which replaced the previous vessel of the same name. [3] Although the headquarters of the NLB is in Edinburgh, both vessels can be serviced by a workbase in Oban on the west coast.

History

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. [4]

In October 2020, the ship visit Rosyth Dockyard for repair, maintenance and safety checks. [5]

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References

  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. "NLB Ships through time". Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  4. "News Archive". The Orcadian . 10–17 September 2000. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  5. "Babcock completes work on NLV Pole Star for Northern Lighthouse Board". ADS. Retrieved 3 June 2024.