To brightly shine again?
LV72 photo by Alan David Keall
LV72 also known as JUNO is a 35 metre iron hulled 119 year old light-vessel currently laying derelict on the River Neath in South Wales.
In the news 2023
27 January youtube video by Military Historian and author Mark Felton watch the video
3 January a collector in the UK finds a WW2 helmet that was used on LV72 served on Shipwash station: photos
In the news 2022
March - barriers are erected by the owners to prevent access on board
February - an instagram challenge sees artists from around the world create individual artwork on LV72 in the form of water colours and sketches an it also inspired a poem written by Andrew Addis-Fuller view the artwork and poem
In the news 2021
Admiral Lord Alan West voices his concerns about LV72 article
October: a collector finds a WW2 helmet that was used on LV72 served on Shipwash station all the way over in Canada. photos
February - Military collector Kevin Wheatcroft offers a free berth at his drydock if an organistion takes up the gauntlet of preserving LV72
Ex Trinity House Lightvessel no. 72
A guiding light to mariners for nearly 70 years.
Saw active service during WW2 off the coast of Normandy.
Listed on the National Historic Ships UK register, Certificate no.143
due to the increase in the numbers of the public and urban explorers trying to visit the lightvessel, the owner has asked everyone not to try and visit, the light vessel is private property, and access is through a working wharf with heavy plant equipment operating. your cooperation is appeciated
Please note, much of the media and some of the urban explorers have misquoted some facts on LV72
although she was used in Operation Neptune, the seabourne invasion of Normandy, she was not present on D-day itself,,, she would be placed on station on the 18th of June.
she is also quoted as being used in Dunkirk,,, as she is not listed as one of the Dunkirk little ships, and there is no record of her being there on Trinity House records
she is also quoted as being built in the same way as the Titanic,, whilst the techniques for building ships were similar, LV72 was built many years before the Titanic, and different materials used
In the news 2020
December Britain at War article.
September; the pupils of Coedfranc primary school write and perform a song about trying to save LV72, more on their story
29 August Westen mail
25 August Warhistoryonline
10 August walesonline
9 August Jayexplores drone video
6 august Forcesnet
In the news 2017
in 2017 we introduced KDC London to the owners, unfortunately, it did not progress any further
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