The Spurn Lightship, Hull
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The Humber is regarded as one of the world’s most treacherous waterways, and even today river pilots are required to guide ships in and out. Built in 1927 by Goole Shipbuilding, Light Vessel No.12 Spurn (The Spurn Lightship) was based at the Spurn station outside the Humber. The ship was moved inside the river to the Middle station during WW2, with its crew being armed and given gunnery training alongside instruction in air-raid precautions and first aid.
The Spurn returned to its original position after the war and served there until replacement by a new vessel in 1959. At this point, the Spurn was renamed Bull, repainted red, and moved to the Bull station inside the river until being decommissioned in November 1975. The vessel was purchased by Hull City Council in 1983 and restored as the Spurn prior to being opened as a floating museum in Hull Marina.
