LV72 JUNO Lightship Neath River

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  • Опубліковано 15 січ 2025
  • Light Vessel 72 was deployed in service in the British Isles until the Second World War. She was anchored off the Normandy coast on 18 June 1944 as part of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of France.[4] Light Vessel 72 served to mark a mineswept channel on the approach to the British and Canadian landing grounds. For this deployment she was marked with the letters "JUNO" on her hull, in reference to Juno Beach, part of the Normandy Landings.[3] In this role she was seen by many of the occupants of troop ships carrying British and Canadian forces to France.[3] Another Trinity House vessel, Light Vessel 68, was deployed off the American beaches at a station known as "Kansas" but was withdrawn to the United Kingdom in November 1944.[4]
    Light Vessel 72 remained on station until 27 January 1945 when she was withdrawn to Le Havre for repairs to damage caused by storms and collisions. She was placed on a new station, known as "Seine", in February but was withdrawn to Harwich, England, on 3 March after being replaced by the French light vessel Le Havre. The Allied naval commander Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay recognised the contributions of the light vessels and associated buoys in a dispatch of September 1944 noting that "the great success achieved [in the invasion] was due in no small part to the contribution of Trinity House".[4]
    After the war Light Vessel 72 served in the Bristol Channel.[3] She remained in service until sold for scrapping in 1973 to the Steel Supply Company in Neath, Wales. At the time of her sale she was the oldest vessel in the Trinity House fleet.[1] The manager of the Steel Supply Company, Ian Jones, recognised her historic value and refused to break her up. The vessel has sat on a mud bank of the River Neath, adjacent to the scrapyard since.[3] Light Vessel 72 has since deteriorated, some of its hull plates have warped, plants now grow on its deck and some of her brass fittings have been stolen.[2][3] As one of the last remaining iron vessels she has historic interest and has been added to the National Historic Ships register (number 143).[2][1]
    In 2020 it was reported that experts who had surveyed the ship advised that the mud berth has helped to preserve its structure and only minor work would be required to float it. Although visible from a distance the ship is not publicly accessible, the adjacent land being privately owned

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  • @DjiMavicMini58
    @DjiMavicMini58  3 роки тому +1

    Join me on todays flight looking at the Sheer Waste of this Lightship which was used in the D Day Landings showing a cleared channel of mines off Normandy saving thousands of life’s, It is now sitting on Mud Flats in the Neath River left for over 30yrs, It was scrapped, but there are petitions to have it restored and taken back to Sunderland and to be put on show. A Very hard location to get to, Surrounded by private land, I managed to walk in on a low tide, amongst all the mud to launch and capture this footage

    • @paulwyndhammerrony
      @paulwyndhammerrony 3 роки тому +2

      It would be such a great shame to be lost after all it has been through, the history and memory of all that severd and servived the second world war. RESPECT to Mr David Bevon for sharing this amazing footage, let's hope that some one out there with the ability and finances to save this last standing memory to all those whom gave up so much in order for future generations to have the chance to be borne and live in peace. We will remember them.

  • @JumperSig
    @JumperSig Рік тому +1

    It should be saved and restored.

  • @Topper-gf8xl
    @Topper-gf8xl Рік тому +1

    Any progress on saving this lightship? I have a soft spot for these. Having been on LV112, WLV605 and Finngrundet in Stockholm.

    • @DjiMavicMini58
      @DjiMavicMini58  11 місяців тому

      SADY NOT ALTHOUGH THERE IS A GO FUND ME PAGE i BELEIVE

  • @lyn21turbo
    @lyn21turbo 3 роки тому

    please feel free to share you video on the lv72 facebook group, cheers lyndon