Greenwich Lightvessel

Greenwich is a lightvessel station in the English Channel, off the coast of East Sussex. It is operated by Trinity House.^[1] It is one of the 22 coastal weather stations whose conditions are reported in the BBC Shipping Forecast but was dropped from broadcasts some time during 2019, before being reinstated. The name of the station derives from the fact that is located close to the Greenwich (or Prime) Meridian.

Greenwich

Greenwich Lightvessel and Seven Sisters Cliffs
History
United Kingdom
Namesake	Greenwich Meridian
Operator	Trinity House
Builder	Philip & Son, Dartmouth
In service	1947
Identification	MMSI number: 992351032
Status	Active as of 2020
General characteristics
Type	Lightvessel
Tonnage	267 tonnes
Length	40 m (130 ft)
Beam	8 m (26 ft)
Draught	4.5 m (15 ft)
Greenwich
Constructed	1995
Height	12 m (39 ft)
Operator	Trinity House
Focal height	12 m (39 ft)
Range	15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 5s

The vessel currently on this station is the solar powered Trinity House Lightvessel No. 5, built in 1946 and in active service at various stations around the British coast since 1947.^[2]