Lightvessel No.11 was a lightvessel that was in service in the Irish Sea from 1951 to 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 Pounds Marine Services in 1991 for £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, 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 [1] she became the Restaurant Tinto,[2] and in 2014 a "British gastropub", now named "V11" or "Vessel 11", and still in the Wijnhaven.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Trinity House lightvessel No. 11". Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Restaurant "Tinto"". Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ "About - Vessel 11". Vessel 11. Retrieved 27 May 2021.