Editing Lightship (section)

===German lightships===
[[File:Lightvessel G-B FS3.JPG|thumb|''FS3'' at position ''German Bight'']]

There are currently three identical unmanned German lightvessels in service, named FS1, FS3 and FS4. The [[initialism]] ''FS'' is short for ''Feuerschiff'', which means ''lightvessel'' in German. Two of them are normally located at:
# {{coord|54|10.8|N|007|27.5|E|type:landmark_region:DE|name=GB}} German Bight (''GB'' in charts and notices, ''G—B'' on vessels)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baken-net.de/fs_gb.htm|title=Feuerschiff German Bight|website=www.baken-net.de|access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://map.openseamap.org/?zoom=15&lat=54.18&lon=7.45|title=OpenSeaMap - The free nautical chart|website=map.openseamap.org|access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref>
# {{coord|54|09.9|N|006|20.7|E|type:landmark_region:DE|name=GW/EMS}} German Bight Western Approach (''GW/EMS'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baken-net.de/fs_tw-ems.htm|title=UFS TW/EMS|website=www.baken-net.de|access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://map.openseamap.org/?zoom=15&lat=54.17&lon=6.35|title=OpenSeaMap - The free nautical chart|website=map.openseamap.org|access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref>

Both positions have the same characteristics:
* white [[Light characteristic#Isophase light|isophase light]] with a cycle period of 8s at 12m elevation and a range of 17 [[nautical miles]]
* [[foghorn]] with [[morse code]] ''R'' and 30s cycle period
* [[radar beacon]] with morse code ''T''

All three ships are operated by the [[Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt|Waterways and Shipping Office]] [[Wilhelmshaven]] and can be seen in the harbor of Wilhelmshaven during maintenance.