lightship No. XV "Læsø Rende"

Lightship No. XV "Læsø Rende" in March 2004 in the little harbour of Möltenort at the Kieler Förde. To the history of this ship look at the lower picture.
(translation: The lightship "Læsø Rende" No. 15 was built in 1886 in Kopenhagen. It was made of oak wood.
length: 32 m, width: 6 m, draught: 3,2 m
After several positions in the Baltic Sea it was retired after 85 years in 1971. The Heikendorfer Yacht-Club bought the ship in November 1986 in Haderslev. The ship was restored in the kind of old boat architecture. Today it is a swimming club and youth residence of the Heikendorfer Yacht-Club in the harbour of Möltenort.

lightship No. XV "Læsø Rende"lightship No. XV "Læsø Rende"
(lightship, built in 1886, worked till 1971)
coordinates (GPS) : 54°22'28.7''N - 10°11'42.8''E
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