LV8 Radio Seagull
An assortment of photographs as the redundant Light Vessel (LV8) was converted into Radio Waddenzee/Radio Seagull - Netherlands
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1. 1st Radio Seagull Logo
Photographs 2 - 12 the ship at the industrial Harbour, Harlingen 1st January 2006
2. LV8 lies at the industrial harbour Harlingen
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Montage of ID's and Jingles from Radio Seagull 1602Khz |
Commissioned by Trinity House built in Dartmouth she was active off the British coast from 1949 - 1991 serving at the Kentish Knock, Sunk, Dudgeon (North Sea) Gabbard and completed a distinctive 42 years at sea at Tongue
3. Rafted up to an old barge
4. Distinctive Light Mast of the 1940's Light Vessel
5. Stern over deck
6. Enclosed rear deck from days as a disco
Sold in 1991 she was converted into a Disco and re-named 'Barocca' in Wijnhaven, Rotterdam until closure in 2001
7. Cluttered deck starboard side looking aft from mid-ships
8. Looking aft from covered main deck
9. Portside looking aft
10. Always useful usable bits to be gained from what looks like junk
She was moved to Moerdijk, the Netherlands in 2004 and languished for 3 years then towed to Rotterdam
11. Roy Balls cooking supper in the early galley
12. Paul scopes the Optimod with Radio Seagull Chief TX Engineer Cees Nijdam
Offshore stations were more often than not forced to make do and mend using what ever was at hand
This was particularly true of the Fort based stations, making capacitors from cigarette packet foil wasn't unusual
Photographs 13 - 15 from 6th April 2002
13. Freshly painted looking smart ...
14. ... the Radio Waddenzee Light Ship
Bought by agent J B Nieuwland for new owner a Mr Rutteman who berthed the Lightship in the Waalhaven Radio Waddenzee purchased the ship after an extensive search across Europe and towed the LV8 to Harlingen in the Netherlands
15. 1 Kw Redyvon solid state Transmitter
In 2005 the LV 89 was re-named taking her new name Jenny Baynton from a romantic & sad period involving a great friend of Offshore Radio & Radio Seagull the late Dave Francis
16. A listeners composite picture from April 2006
In July 2006 the ship moved again to Zuiderpier in Harlingen whilst work on the ship continued
A winter berth was found for the ship in early 2007 within the inner harbour at Harlingen
17. ... the Jenny Baynton
March 2007 saw a proper radio mast erected for the medium wave transmissions on 1602 kHz
18. ... the Jenny Baynton
19. ... the Jenny Baynton
20. Pictured on 27th March 2007
21. The LV 8 under tow in April 2008
22. the Jenny Baynton under tow again ...
23. ... to a new mooring ...
24. ... in April 2008
25. Pictured on 29th April 2008
26. Pictured 3rd May 2008
27. Peter Timmerman on deck 3rd May 2008
Ship was Dry Docked for a complete overhaul in April 2009
28. The LV8 under tow back into Harlingen harbour in May 2009
12 months later the ship was towed to a mooring 8 miles offshore in the Waddensea between Harlingen and Terschelling for a few days transmission at sea