Spurn lightship: Work starts on Hull marina berth

The Spurn Lightship will reopen to the public as a floating museum later this year

A building project to create a berth in Hull marina for a historical ship that acted as a floating lighthouse has begun.

The Spurn lightship, built in 1927, returned to the marina last year after a 14-month restoration.

A spokesperson for Hull City Council says the latest work will dredge part of the dock and install five mooring piles plus a steel walkway.

The vessel is due to reopen as a floating museum in spring this year.

Mike Ross, leader of Hull City Council, said: "Starting work on the new permanent berth for the Spurn lightship is the final chapter in the restoration programme

"With increased access and more to see, visitors will learn more about the lightship and what it was like to work on the vessel, navigating ships safely from the Humber," he said.

The new lightship berth is in the north-west corner of the marina

The attraction has been closed to visitors since 2018 and has undergone major works, which the council says will protect it for the next 100 years.

The lightship - also known as Goole Shipbuilding, Light Vessel 12 - got its name from its mooring point off Spurn, an East Yorkshire sand spit.

It was used during World War Two and stayed in service until it was decommissioned in November 1975.

The Spurn lightship project is part of the £30m Hull Maritime scheme which is also refurbishing Hull Maritime Museum, the Dock Office Chambers, a new attraction at North End shipyard and a new home for the restored Arctic Corsair.

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