Calshot Spit
Calshot Spit lightship was stationed off the spit in 1951 until being replaced by an automated float and decommissioned in 1987. It served as a floating lighthouse to guide ships and flying boats, and warn of sandbanks, with 6 crew stationed aboard.
The ship was displayed in Ocean Village before being moved to the Eastern Docks in 2010, and then saved from scrap in 2019 by Solent Sky museum where it can be seen today.
Interested in a similar subject? Commissions of local maritime history subjects are always welcome.
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