Not strictly a naval vessel, but I thought that the story of this ship being made ready to take up duties in the Falklands was quite interesting.
MV Pharos was launched at Ferguson's shipyard, Port Glasgow, in December 1992 for the Northern Lighthouse Board as a multi-purpose lighthouse tender.
She has now been sold to Byron Marine of Southampton and The Falklands, who already have two ships in the South Atlantic.
They are getting modifications done at Greenock's Garvel Drydock to ready the Pharos for a contract with the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands government.
The modifications include new workboats, extra navigation and communications equipment. The vessel has also been repainted signal red.(like Endurance)
The MV Pharos will work on fishery patrol and logistic support, as well as carrying passengers.
Pharos now re-named Pharos 1XSG will leave for another British port to take on stores before heading off for the four-week trip to the Falklands.
It was the "fishery patrol and logistic support" and the mysterious " leave for another British Port" which intrigued me, or I being over-imaginative?
