Paul has very kindly shared a photo of another historic radio ship with The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame. Unfortunately this one never made it onto the air.
The Lady Dixon was a former Irish lightship, previously known as the Cormorant, which was acquired by a Canadian, Arnold Swanson, in 1962. He planned to launch a station called GB-OK from the vessel. If he had succeeded, it
would have been the UK's first offshore station but sadly the project failed. Paul says: “This is a press picture I obtained of the Lady Dixon, presumably at the Pitsea berth in summer 1962. The GPO visited the vessel when
it moved to Sheerness and confiscated the 5 kilowatt transmitter, putting an end to the project. They had broken a section of the 1949 Wireless Telegraphy Act by installing a transmitter without a licence.” Many thanks to
Paul for the photo. We believe the ship is still around. There is recent correspondence on the Ships Nostalgia forum, discussing its renovation.
There is more about GB-OK here.
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