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English: Arklow harbour. The fortunes of Arklow harbour have declined in recent years with the closure of the local fertiliser factory and the cessation of the export of wood chips. There is some business connected with an offshore windfarm and the harbour is used by fishing boats. Here the mussel dredger WD-190 Noordster is berthed outside the former lightship "Skua".

SKUA

The "Skua" was delivered to Irish Lights in 1960

  • Year of construction: 1960
  • Shipyard: Phillip & Son, Dartmouth, Devon, England
  • Yard-No.: 1303
  • Length o.a.: ca. 41,80 m
  • Length: ca. 35,50 m
  • Beam: ca. 7,62 m
  • Draught: ca. 4,57 m
  • Authority: Commissioners of Irish Lights, Dublin
  • Decommissioned in 2004.

WD-190 Nordster

  • Length: 36.76 m
  • Beam: 6.42 m
  • Draught: 1.35 m
  • Homeport: Wexford Flag: Ireland
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Source From geograph.org.uk
Author Aubrey Dale
Object location52° 47′ N, 6° 08′ W  Heading=0° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo


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