Light Vessel 95

She was built by Philip and Son at Dartmouth, Devon, in 1939 for Trinity House, the body responsible for provision of maritime navigation aids in England and Wales.

Light Vessel 95 was a member of the Nineties class of lightvessel built by Philip and Son at Dartmouth, Devon, from 1936.

She was produced for Trinity House, the body responsible for provision of maritime navigation aids in England and Wales.

Production resumed after the war but the numbering scheme was restarted, with the first post-war ship being Light Vessel 1; a further 22 of the Nineties class were produced.

[3][4] On the night of 1/2 December 1966 Light Vessel 95 was operating at the Varne station in a force 10 gale when she dragged her anchor for 0.75 miles (1.21 km) and was almost wrecked on shoals.

By the time the Trinity House tender Siren reached her the next day, in worsening weather, she was 2 miles (3.2 km) off station and close to a shoal.