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	Expert About sp:Spurn
		Spurn is a narrow sand spit peninsula on the tip of the coast of Yorkshire, England that reaches into North Sea and forms the north bank of the mouth of the Humber estuary.
		Spurn has a 250-year cycle of destruction and reconstruction, as the sea cuts across the peninsula, and everything beyond the breach is swept away.
		Spurn is situated 16 km to the south east of Withernsea, and 40 km to the east of Hull.
	www.expertsite.biz /dir/sp/spurn.htm (1053 words)

	Lighthouses of England's North Sea Coast
		The club was able to acquire the light tower of Lightship 88 as a substitute, although the two towers are not identical.
		Built at Goole on the Ouse, the ship served at the Spurn station, 7.5 km (4.5 mi) east of Spurn Point, until 1959, when it was moved to the Bull Shallows station just off Spurn Point.
		Spurn Point is a spit curving out into the northern side of the entrance to the Humber.
	www.unc.edu /~rowlett/lighthouse/enge.htm (6026 words)

	Spurn LightVessel; A short history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		On the 18th November that same year the lightship SPURN was placed on her station, one which had previously been occupied by the Newsand Light and Whistle Buoy, at the entrance to the Humber, four miles, nautical position 104° from from Spurn Lighthouse.
		The Spurn Light Vessel was commissioned by the Humber Conservancy Board whose annual report for the year ending 31st December 1927, commented on how modern a ship she was.
		In May 1959 a new SPURN lightship was accepted by the Conservancy Board and placed on station on the 3rd June 1959.
	www.arcticcorsair.f9.co.uk /spurn/history.html (774 words)

	Kingston upon Hull - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It does, however, have the Holy Trinity church, claimed to be the largest parish church (by area) in England.
		Hull has an extensive museum and visitor quarter which includes Wilberforce House, Hull and East Riding Museum, the Ferens Art Gallery, the Maritime Museum, Streetlife and Transport Museum, the Spurn Lightship, the Arctic Corsair and the Deep.
		It also features the University of Hull as well as a smaller campus for the University of Lincoln, and a large FE college, Hull College.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kingston_upon_Hull (1567 words)

	Lightship films and movies
		Before entering this story of a battle between the ostensible forces of good over evil, viewers should know that a lightship is a floating lighthouse, anchored in dangerous waters to warn other ships away.
		The German-American Captain Miller (Klaus Maria Brandauer) is in charge of one such lightship and is haunted by the memory of leaving some Americans to die at sea in World War II while he chose to go after a German U-boat.
		From the moment they are taken on board, the thugs and their leader Caspary (Robert Duvall) are at war with the crew and Captain Miller for control of the lightship.
	www.feuerschiffseite.de /FILME/filmegb.htm (236 words)

	BBC - Humber - Coast - Point 6 - Spurn Lightship
		Keep walking along the humber dockside until you reach the Spurn Lightship, this is at the end of the Marina.
		Built from steel, this lightship is divided into seven watertight compartments and constructed in such a way that it is rendered as being 'practically unsinkable'.
		The old Spurn Lightship was repainted, then transferred to the Bull Shallows station and was known as the Bull Light vessel.
	bbc.co.uk /humber/content/articles/2005/07/06/coast05walks_stage6.shtml (368 words)

	Spurn LightVessel Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Spurn Light Vessel proudly enters the new millennium with the goal of educating and inspiring both young and old with respect to the challenges of the past and possibilities for the future.
		The Spurn Light Vessel has been lovingly and painstakingly restored to her original condition and now stands as a timeless memorial to those sailor who plied the trade routes to and from the Humber ports.
		Read the history of Spurn Light Vessel and her vital role in protecting the perilous waters of the River Humber.
	www.arcticcorsair.f9.co.uk /spurn/main.html (641 words)

	Light ship - Mandaean Literature Book of John (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It is marked by various buoys and by a lightship with a revolving light.
		When Lightship 116 “Chesapeake” was completed in 1930, she was among the most modern and Part of the vessel class of Lightship No.100, Lightship 116 was
		Spurn Lightship Built in 1927, the 'Spurn' served for 48 years as a vital navigation For almost 50 years the Spurn Lightship served as a navigational;
	www.onlinefindout.com /?q=light-ship (467 words)

	GogetWise.co.uk
		Built in 1927, the 'Spurn' served for 48 years as a vital navigation aid in the approaches to the river Humber.
		Now enjoying a leisurely mooring in Hull's attractive Marina, she and her knowledgeable 'crew' are prepared to receive and welcome boarders who wish to explore.
		Please note the Spurn Lightship is not suitable for wheelchair users or people with limited mobility.
	www.gogetwise.co.uk /site/hull/locaattractions/museums/spurn.shtml (137 words)

	Spurn Point Nature Reserve. Spurn Head, RiverHumber.com
		A map of Spurn point so you can look at the aerial view and picture it better.
		It has built up over a period of years with deposits from the eroding shores to the north and the build up of silt from the River Humber.
		To get on to the Point all cars pay a toll and the car park is next to the lighthouse and it is only a few hundred metres walk along he shore to the tip of the head.
	www.riverhumber.com /index7.htm (306 words)

	East Riding
		It was not the most exciting venue in the country, but convenient for Flamborough Head and Spurn Point.
		We were staying in a hotel that was past its sell-by date; the service and food were excellent but the rooms depressing.
		The thin sandy headland of Spurn Head has often changed shape by deposition and erosion whilst the area enclosed by the spit, called Sunk Island, has emerged from the sea.
	www.carolynlee.co.uk /03_eastriding/eastriding.html (2520 words)

	Reader's Digest - British Edition
		Beneath Spurn Head is Ravenspur, where Henry Bolingbroke disembarked from France in 1399 to claim the throne as Henry IV.
		East of Goole, at the head of the Humber estuary, the Trent flows across a landscape of marshes and meres to meet the southern Humber shore.
		The shallow Humber has strong ebb tides, and channels are marked by buoys and lights such as the Spurn lightship, in use in 1927-75 and now berthed at Hull Marina.
	www.readersdigest.co.uk /travel/humberestuary.htm (483 words)

	Kingston upon Hull
		It does, however, have the Holy Trinity church, the largest parish church in England.
		Hull has an extensive museum and visitor quarter which includes Wilberforce House, Hull and East Riding Museum, The Ferens Gallery, The Maritime Museum, Streetlife and Transport Museum, The Spurn Lightship, The Arctic Corsair and The Deep.
		It also features the University of Hull and a branch of the University of Lincoln.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/k/ki/kingston_upon_hull_1.html (846 words)

	LV 12 (Spurn) (671)
		LV No.12 (Spurn) was built for the Humber Conservancy Board by the Goole Shipbuilding and Repairing Company in 1927 at a cost of £17,000.
		She was commissioned as Spurn light vessel, the first on that station, on 17th November 1927 and removed to Middle Humber (Grimsby Middle position) 27th October 1939 marking the Naval river defence boom.
		Restored to her original fl colour, she was berthed in Hull Marina in 1986 and opened to the public the following year.
	www.nhsc.org.uk /index.cfm/event/getVessel/vref/671 (267 words)

	Ham Radio Online -
		With a TS-430 for 40 and 80M using dipoles, and for 20M a ground plane fed by a TS-850 with a TL-922 linear and they made a total of 1184 contacts, of which 69 were CW, into 66 countries.
		GB2SLS, Spurn Lightship in dock at Hull, made 719 contacts over the weekend.
		At the same time will be The Northern Lighthouse Weekend, when stations will be specifically established at lighthouses in Scotland and the Isle of Man. So come and join in the fun, establish a station at a lighthouse or lightship- permission MUST be obtained from any interested parties, during the weekend.
	www.hamradio-online.com /1999/jan/lighthouse.html (986 words)

	Kingston upon Hull - Wikipedia
		Til gjengjeld har den Holy Trinity Church, som muligens er landets største sognekirke.
		Byen har et stort museumsområde, som inkluderer Hull and East Riding Museum, Wilberforce House, Ferens Gallery, Maritime Museum, Streetlife and Transport Museum, Spurn Lightship og andre severdigheter.
		Humber Bridge er verdens tredje lengste hengebro med ett spenn.
	no.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kingston_upon_Hull (557 words)

	Leading Lights
		The crews and the lightships that they manned were the prisoners of an alien environment.
		For the men it was, in the main, a voluntary exile, that was marginally better for a seaman than voyaging the seven seas and being away from their families for years.
		The author traces the development of these “prisons” from the early almost unseaworthy wooden hulks to the modern well-founded, all steel, high-tech light vessel, and includes stories from the crews’ point of view.
	www.leadinglights.net /shop.htm (2379 words)

	Hull Promote - Your Complete guide to Hull
		Built in 1927, the Spurn served for 48 years as a vital navigation aid in the approches to the river Humber.
		The Ship now sits on the peaceful and attractive Hull Marina.
		The Spurn Lightship is closed October - March and is not suibtable for Wheelcher Users
	www.geocities.com /hullpromote/spurnlightship.html (55 words)

	LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY WEEKEND 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		We invite the press and, QTH permitting, also the public and try to underline the obvious parallel between the international aspect in lighthouses, lightships and amateur radio.
		We might catch a future radio amateur while creating goodwill for the hobby.
		Stations in the Americas can operate on 40m and 80m anywhere legally in the band.
	www.qsl.net /gm3zdh/lighthouse99.htm (370 words)

	: [OPDX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #466
		Last year 218 amateur radio stations were established at lighthouses and lightships in 39 countries on 6 continents, so far this year another two countries have confirmed their participation, Chile and Turkey.
		If you intend to join us in the fun of the weekend from a lighthouse, lightship or maritime light could you let me know the callsign you will use, QTH and QSL information.
		Here is the list of stations that have already confirmed their participation in the weekend.
	www.uv.es /~femenia/ea5dfv/OPDX/0216.html (4510 words)

	hull, coach tours, holiday parks & theme parks, museums, the deep, castles & country houses, car hire, group ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Moored in the River Hull, this facinating floating museum will certainly give you an insight into life on a deep sea fishing vessel.
		If the sea is in your soul you will enjoy boarding the 'Spurn Lightship' now moored in the Marina, let the crew show you around and demonstrate how they would have lived and worked years ago.
		If you prefer dry land visit 'Streetlife', Hull's Museum of Transport, you will not be surprised to find that it was listed as one of the top ten museums in the country.
	www.eireholidays.com /dynamic/ad,townID,9,categoryID,2.html (362 words)

	Spurn Lightship Specifications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The original builders plate, fitted on the bridge casing on the Spurn lightship.
		Ground Tackle: 26cwt Mushroom Anchor, 1 x 9cwt and 1 x 7cwt Anchor for backup purposes.
		This map shows the position of both the Spurn and the Bull stations in relation to Spurn itself.
	www.arcticcorsair.f9.co.uk /spurn/stats.html (203 words)

	Lightvessel no. 12 LV 12 "Spurn"
		Crew: 7 men, later reduced to a total of 5 men
		1939-1945 during Second World War the lightship was moved to the Middle Humber position, marking the boom across the river
		The Spurn Lightship is closed during the winter-season
	www.feuerschiffseite.de /SCHIFFE/ENGLAND/LV12/lv12gb.htm (139 words)

	RiverHumber.com - Web Rings
		Spurn Point Pictures and information on Spurn Point
		Museums Page 2 Wilberforce House, Fort Paull, Spurn Lightship, Hedon Museum and the Deep.
		Hull Docks ;Brief History of Hull Docks: Old Harbour, Queens Dock, Humber Dock, and Princes Dock.
	www.riverhumber.com /index1.htm (266 words)

	Filme mit oder über Feuerschiffe
		Er erschien jedoch als CBS/Fox-Video 1984 unter dem Titel "Das Feuerschiff/The Lightship".
		Seit 1987 liegt das ehemalige englische Feuerschiff LV 12 "Spurn" in Hull und wird jährlich von über 60.000 Besuchern besichtigt.
		Der 15-minütige Film erzählt die Geschichte des heute wieder schwarzen Feuerschiffes, welches viele Jahre auf den Stationen "Spurn" und "Bull" verbracht hat.
	www.feuerschiffseite.de /FILME/filme.htm (1029 words)

	Humber area Museums Page Two, River Humber.com
		Open 7 days a week from April to October.
		This Spurn Lightship was built in 1927 in Goole and was positioned south-east of Spurn point until 1959, it was then transferred to the Bull station.
		After it's life in the Humber Estuary guiding shipping to safety it was decommissioned in 1975.
	www.riverhumber.com /index8c.htm (362 words)

	Lighthouse / Lightship Participants
		DL0BRF Lightship Borkum Riff, QTH Island of Borkum
		WA8DX Ft Gratiot Lighthouse, Port Huron CG Stn.
		If it is a lightship it will be mentioned in the name.
	illw.net /1999.htm (739 words)

	Adventures at Sea
		In Hull's Museums Quarter you can step aboard the 1960s sidewinder trawler, Arctic Corsair, to find out what working at sea is really all about.
		The Hull Maritime Museum includes extensive whaling exhibits and in the Hull Marina the Spurn Lightship depicts the lonely existence of the lightship keeper.
		Bridlington's fishing boats share the historic harbour with yachts and pleasure boats these days, creating a colourful and bustling scene.
	www.wscampus.net /leisure/tourism/adventures.html (149 words)

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