Lightvessel Gedser Rev
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Lightvessel No. XVII Gedser Rev (Danish: Fyrskib XVII Gedser Rev) is a decommissioned lightvessel built in 1895, now serving as a museum ship in Helsingør, Denmark, having formerly been stationed in the Nyhavn Canal in Copenhagen. It is owned by the National Museum and takes its name after Gedser Rev south of Falster where it was stationed most of its working life.
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Lightvessel No. XVII Gedser Rev at Nyhavn in Copenhagen | |
History | |
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Denmark | |
Name | Lightvessel No. XVII Gedser Rev |
Namesake | Gedser Rev |
Builder | N.F. Hansen, Odense |
Launched | 1895 |
Decommissioned | 1972 |
Status | Museum ship at Nyhavn, Copenhagen, 2003 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Lightvessel |
Length | 33.6 m (110 ft)[1] |
Beam | 6.4 m (21 ft)[1] |
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