List of German lightship positions

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The list of German lightship positions shows the stations of the former manned German lightships with their geographical position.

Station name interpretation Repeal Area Station position Remarks
ELBE 1 1816 1988 North Sea, Elbe estuary ! 554.0000005508.177778554.0000 °  N , 8.177800 °  O
WESER 1818 1981 North Sea, mouth of the Weser ! 553.9000005507.816667553.9000 °  N , 7.816700 °  O
ELBE 2 1827 1974 North Sea, Elbe estuary ! 553.9936115508.414167553.9936 °  N , 8.414200 °  O
SCHULAU 1839 1899 Elbe
BREMEN 1840 1966 North Sea, mouth of the Weser ! 553.7833335508.150000553.7833 °  N , 8.150000 °  O
LÜHE 1844 1866 Elbe 1866 LÜHE station closed
ELBE 3 1854 1977 North Sea, Elbe estuary ! 553.9558335508.622222553.9558 °  N , 8.622200 °  O until 1966: Mayor Abendroth
KRICKS 1858 1881 Baltic Sea, Oder estuary ! 553.8250005514.494444553.8250 °  N , 14.49440 °  O
SWANTEWITZ 1858 1901 Baltic Sea, Oder estuary ! 553.6680565514.517778553.6681 °  N , 14.51780 °  O
KRAUTSAND 1859 1877 Elbe
WOITZIK 1862 1925 Baltic Sea, Oder estuary ! 553.7833335514.300000553.7833 °  N , 14.30000 °  O
INNER EOWS 1864 1926 North Sea, Eider Estuary ! 554.2625005508.598333554.2625 °  N , 8.598300 °  O Danish station since 1815
Horror place 1866 1877 Elbe
OUTER EARS 1868 1939 North Sea, Eider Estuary ! 554.2669445508.269167554.2669 °  N , 8.269200 °  O
PALMERORT 1868 1926 Baltic Sea, Greifswalder Bodden ! 554.2013895513.400833554.2014 °  N , 13.40080 °  O
EXTERIOR JADE 1871 1939 North Sea, Outer Jade ! 553.8000005508.016667553.8000 °  N , 8.016700 °  O
BORK EDGE 1875 1939 North Sea, Ems estuary
ELBE 4 1875 1944 North Sea, Elbe estuary ! 553.9500005508.483333553.9500 °  N , 8.483300 °  O
MINSAND 1876 1939 North Sea, Outer Jade ! 553.8333335508.083333553.8333 °  N , 8.083300 °  O
LIME BASE 1876 1963 Baltic Sea, Flensburg Fjord ! 554.8333335509.883333554.8333 °  N , 9.883300 °  O 1925 FLENSBURG, 1963 by Lighthouse Kalkgrund replaced
GENIUS BANK 1878 1920 North Sea, inner jade ! 553.5833335508.183333553.5833 °  N , 8.183300 °  O
IMPERIAL DEPARTURE 1881 1903 Baltic Sea, Oder estuary ! 553.8005565514.350556553.8006 °  N , 14.35060 °  O
ADLERGRUND 1884 1939 Baltic Sea, Pomeranian Bay ! 554.8333335514.366667554.8333 °  N , 14.36670 °  O
OSTERIFF 1891 1921 Elbe ! 553.8522225509.044444553.8522 °  N , 9.044400 °  O
STOLLERGRUND 1892 1905 Baltic Sea, Bay of Kiel ! 554.5069445510.294444554.5069 °  N , 10.29440 °  O
MARNBELT 1902 1984 Baltic Sea, Fehmarn ! 554.5733335511.108333554.5733 °  N , 11.10830 °  O
BÜLK 1904 1922 Baltic Sea, Bay of Kiel ! 554.4644445510.256667554.4644 °  N , 10.25670 °  O
ELBE 5 1905 1919 North Sea, Elbe estuary
FORK FLAT 1905 1919 Baltic Sea, Bay of Kiel ! 554.4833335510.266667554.4833 °  N , 10.26670 °  O
NORDERNEY 1907 1939 North Sea, East Frisian Islands ! 553.9166675507.233333553.9167 °  N , 7.233300 °  O
AMRUMBANK 1908 1939 North Sea, North Frisian Islands ! 554.5500005507.883333554.5500 °  N , 7.883300 °  O
ELB AND BOCK 1909 1925 Baltic Sea, Oder estuary ! 553.8205565513.965556553.8206 °  N , 13.96560 °  O
JASMUND 1910 1925 Baltic Sea, Ruegen ! 554.6000005513.683333554.6000 °  N , 13.68330 °  O
KIEL 1922 1967 Baltic Sea, Bay of Kiel ! 554.5000005510.300000554.5000 °  N , 10.30000 °  O Lightship was founded in 1967 by the Kiel Lighthouse replaced
PIT 1945 1947 North Sea, German Bight ! 554.3000005504.495833554.3000 °  N , 4.495800 °  O Branch of the forced path PH from the Humber-Elbe-Weg
HR 1 1945 1949 North Sea, German Bight ! 555.3083335506.458333555.3083 °  N , 6.458300 °  O
P 15 1945 1969 North Sea, German Bight ! 554.0000005507.750000554.0000 °  N , 7.750000 °  O from 1951 name changed to P 12
P 11 1945 1972 North Sea, German Bight from 1951 name changed to P 8
S 2 1947 1953 North Sea, German Bight ! 554.0000005506.533333554.0000 °  N , 6.533300 °  O Crossing point of the Humber-Elbe , Knoll-Elbe , Galloper-Ling-Elbe and ST-Weg compulsory routes
J / E 3-BORK EDGE 1954 1970 North Sea, Ems estuary ! 553.7166675506.383333553.7167 °  N , 6.383300 °  O
GERMAN BAY 1969 1986 North Sea, German Bight ! 554.0833335507.433333554.0833 °  N , 7.433300 °  O today station "GB" (German Bight)
BORK EDGE 1970 1988 North Sea, Ems estuary ! 553.8000005506.366667553.8000 °  N , 6.366700 °  O
TW / EMS 1972 1978 North Sea, Ems estuary ! 554.1666675506.368889554.1667 °  N , 6.368900 °  O "TW / EMS" = (Tiefenwasserweg / Ems);
Today station "GW / EMS" (German Bight Western Approach)

With the decommissioning of the Borkumriff IV on July 15, 1988, the use of manned German lightships ended. Today there are still three unmanned lightships (UFS) operating alternately at two stations in German waters:

  • Station " GW / EMS " (German Bight Western Approach) formerly "TW / EMS" (Tiefenwasserweg / Ems) at 54 ° 10.0 'north, 6 ° 20.8' east
  • Station "GB" (German Bight) formerly "Deutsche Bucht" at 54 ° 10.8 'north, 7 ° 27.6' east

Individual evidence

  1. The positions of many stations have changed over the years. Only one position is specified here in order to get an overview of all stations when called via the map tools.
  2. a b c d e List of the former German lightship stations. (No longer available online.) Feuerschiff Elbe 1 eV, archived from the original on November 25, 2018 ; Retrieved January 3, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / feuerschiff-elbe1.de
  3. ^ Leuchtschiff Lühe ( Memento from November 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on September 28, 2012
  4. Lightship station "KRICKS" , accessed on September 27, 2012
  5. Lightship station "SWANTEWITZ" , accessed on September 27, 2012
  6. ^ Feuerschiff Krautsand 1 ( Memento from November 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on September 28, 2012
  7. lightship station "Woitzik" retrieved on September 27, 2012
  8. Lightship Eider 1 ( memento of November 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on September 27, 2012
  9. Lightship station “PALMERORT” , accessed on September 27, 2012
  10. Lightship Aussen-Jade ( Memento from November 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on September 28, 2012
  11. Lightship Minsenersand II ( Memento of November 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on September 28, 2012
  12. Lightship Kalkgrund I ( memento from January 11, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on September 28, 2012
  13. ^ Feuerschiff Genius-Bank ( Memento from November 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on September 28, 2012
  14. Lightship station "KAISERFAHRT" , accessed on September 27, 2012
  15. ^ Feuerschiff Adlergrund III ( Memento from November 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on September 28, 2012
  16. Lightship station "OSTE-RIFF" , accessed on September 27, 2012
  17. Feuerschiff Stollergrund II ( memento from September 6, 2005 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on September 29, 2012
  18. Lightship station "FEHMARNBELT" , accessed on September 27, 2012
  19. Lightship station “BÜLK” , accessed on September 27, 2012
  20. Lightship station "GABELSFLACH" , accessed on September 27, 2012
  21. Museum lightship “Amrumbank / Deutsche Bucht” eV - Explanations about ship and museum ( Memento of the original from September 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed September 27, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.amrumbank.de
  22. ^ Lightship station "ELB UND BOCK" , accessed on September 27, 2012
  23. Unmanned lightships ( memento of October 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on September 28, 2012