Pharos and her sister ship, Galatea (2006) were built by Stocznia Remontowa, Gdańsk, Poland as part of a £38 million contract.

Galatea serves the same role for Trinity House on the coast of England, Wales and the Channel Islands.

[6] Pharos was the great lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

[7] NLV Pharos is based in Oban and works mainly in Scottish and Manx waters, servicing over 200 automatic lighthouses, buoys and beacons.

She is also able to carry out hydrographic surveying and wreck finding and other commercial work under contract.