LV23 Lightship BAR, Liverpool, England

The LV23 is a Trinity Lightship that is currently moored near Albert Docks in the City of Liverpool, England. The ship was built in 1959 and decomissioned in 1989. It served as the BAR at the entrance to the Mersey River from 1960 to 1972 and later as the "Channel" at various locations from1979 to 1989. When photographed in March 2013 it was being operated as the Planet Bar Lightship, a cafe, bar and museum.