LV15 Trinity Lightvessel, Tollesbury

LV15 Trinity Lightvessel was built in 1954 for Trinity House by Philip & Son at Dartmouth. She was in service between 1954 and 1986 at the following stations: Morecambe Bay, Scarweather, Breaksea, Channel, St Gowan, Helwick, and Dudgeon.

LV15 served for a while as Breaksea Lightvessel in the Bristol Channel. In mid-1978, she was withdrawn from this station and towed to the Trinity House Depot in Swansea for refurbishment. Following her refurbishment, she was moved to the Channel station.

In 1988, following her retirement, Trinity House accepted a tender from Fellowship Afloat. The organisation began in 1967 when a group of sailing enthusiasts from Tollesbury sought to create a space where people could experience outdoor activities in a faith-based environment. Initially, the group operated from various vessels and local facilities around the Essex coast, but in 1991, this vision took a significant step forward when the Fellowship Afloat Charitable Trust (FACT) purchased LV15 Lightvessel, renaming her Trinity. The acquisition of the lightvessel provided the organisation with a unique home and a floating centre for adventure.

Much refurbishment work was undertaken in 2020, including enclosing the lattice tower, adding a covered room on the deck and adding more accommodation space by removing the engines.