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M.V. Sturmvogel

M.V. Sturmvogel
The twin masted motor vessel was built in the Ostsee yard in Freest, Germany, in 1932. Radio station: Antenne MV, a commercial radio station in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern/Germany, used the ship only for a few hours per day in the afternoons during the summers of 1994 to 1998. Location: The ship sailed between the towns of Mecklenburg…
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St. Paul

St. Paul
Built in 1961. Length: 167 feet, gross: 530 tons,  power: Diesel unit. The vessel's owners at Lowestoft/UK bought the former Boyd Line side winder "H344 Arctic Vandal" in 1979 and sold it again in Jan 1993. The ship is supposed to be one of the last ships in the cod wars. Most recently it served…
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O.S. Sittard

O.S. Sittard
A former mine sweeper and navy ship, now in use by the seacadets of Harlingen, a small seaport in the northern part of the Netherlands Radio station: Radio Caroline via Radio Stad Harlingen from 26th to 29th August 1998 during "De Visserijdagen" (fishing days) in Harlingen Location: Anchored at one of the docks at the…
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M.V. Ocean Defender

M.V. Ocean Defender
The MV Ocean Defender is a converted 111 foot (34 metre) Norwegian whaling vessel. This ship came into the radio scene because it sailed into Douglas Isle of Man in 1997 and it was visited by Paul Rusling, and his former Radio Caroline 1973 colleague Dave West (who lives in Douglas), and they persuaded the…
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Noé

Noé
Unknown Television station: French television station France 2 purchased and equipped the large former fishing vessel "Noé" as a television broadcasting station in order to relay the start of the new millennium to viewers in France. Location: The ship sailed from the northern French port of Dunkirk (Dunquerke) to Tonga which conveniently adopted Winter time…
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Mueritz

Mueritz
Unknown. Radio station: Antenne MV, a commercial radio station in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern/Germany, used the ship only for a few hours per day in the afternoons during the summer of 1998. Location: The ship was used for inland water tours.
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Minerva

Minerva
  Built: Length: Width: Depth: Displacement: Masts: Size of the sails: Main engine: Built: Capacity: Cylinders: 1935 (Germany) 49 metres 7 metres 2.45 metres 202 tons 34 metres 490 m² M.A.K 1951 180 pk 6 Radio station: Radio Veronica (then being a part-time broadcaster on Hilversum 1) remembered the station's former offshore days on its…
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Mercur

A small vessel Radio station: Official Dutch radio organisation VPRO broadcast a discussion on the future of radio on 31st May 1991. The programme which was lasting for a few hours came from the vessel Mercur. Location: Off the coast of Noordwijk (Netherlands)
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LV 18

LV 18
In 1957 the Trinity House Lightvessel No18 was built by Philip and Son Ltd. in Dartmouth, Devon. the vessel was 114 feet long, and of 581 grt. The LV18 had 9 cabins as well as a mess room. In 1990 the Trinity House Light Vessel number 18 was withdrawn from service and moored at Railway…
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LV 8

LV 8
  Length: 137,25 feet (41,83 m) Lenght: 119 feet (36,27 m) Width: 25 feet (7,62 m) Depth: 15 feet (4,57 m) Owned by Trinity House, London Built in 1949 by Philip & Son, Dartmouth, Devon, England Multi-Catoptric electrical 34.5 bhp Gardener H.S. Diesels, Fixed lantern, Fitted R/TGardener Diesels driving Reavell QR Compressors 2 x 38…
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