The new use for a lightvessel as a church ship moored permanently as part of Cardiff Bay redevelopment. The vessel was launched in 1953 at the Dartmouth shipyard of Phillip & Son. She was on station at 'Helwick' during the period 1976 until 1989 being sold in 1992 for use as a meeting point for the Churches in Wales. [043]

The light vessel station (lower left) 'Helwick' off Rhossili Bay and in proximity to Worms Head at the western end of the Gower Peninsula. This section is taken from the chart of the Bristol Channel published in December 1979. [001] [297]

The lightship 'Helwick' LV14 at Cardiff Bay. A postcard image from the Penarth Dock Collection. [000] [001] The former 'Helwick' lightship was moved from the Roath Basin during May 2015 to be refurbished and then to commence service as a floating museum to be moored at Newham on the River Severn in Gloucestershire.