Ark Models 40010 Trinity House lightship "South Goodwin"

South Goodwin Lightship is a British post-war lighthouse ship that was used by Trinity House to increase the safety of navigation through the English Channel, specifically in the Goodwin Sands area near Dover. From time immemorial, this part of the coast of southern England caused enormous navigational problems and was very dangerous for both cabotage and seagoing ships. The presented unit is equipped with a lighthouse projecting only white light with a range of up to 11 nautical miles (approx. 20.4 kilometers). The presented unit was washed ashore as a result of a storm and storm that passed in the Goodwin Sands area on the night of November 26-27, 1954. As a result of this tragedy, 7 members of the ship's crew died.