Ancona Lighthouse (Faro di Colle Cappuccini)

Ancona Lighthouse
Faro di Colle Cappuccini

The old lighthouse and the new in the background
Marche
Location	Ancona Marche Italy
Coordinates	43°37′22.2″N 13°30′56.7″E / 43.622833°N 13.515750°ECoordinates: 43°37′22.2″N 13°30′56.7″E / 43.622833°N 13.515750°E
Year first constructed	1860 (first)
Year first lit	1965 (current)
Deactivated	1965 (first)
Construction	concrete tower
Tower shape	square parallelepiped tower with double balcony
Markings / pattern	white and grey vertical stripes, grey lantern
Height	15 metres (49 ft) (current) 20 metres (66 ft) (first)
Focal height	118 metres (387 ft)
Original lens	OR Q4 type
Current lens	1st order fresnel lens
Light source	mains power
Intensity	AL 1000W
Range	main: 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) reserve: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (4) W 30s.
Fog signal	no
Admiralty number	E2344
NGA number	11216
ARLHS number	ITA-104
Italy number	EF-3930[1][2]
Managing agent	Marina Militare

Ancona Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Ancona) is a lighthouse in Ancona on the Adriatic Sea. It is placed on the hill named Colle dei Cappuccini, from which takes the name, about 119.5 metres from the old lighthouse deactivated in 1965.

History

The old lighthouse was built for will of Pope Pius IX when the region was under the Papal States in 1860. It was a cylindrical tower in red bricks built on a quadrangular basement; it had the focal height at 123.82 feet (37.74 m) metres above sea level and emitted a white flashing light every 45 seconds.^[3]

The current lighthouse was built in 1971, it is a square base tower in concrete 15 metres high with double balcony ad lantern. The lighthouse is fully automated, operated by Marina Militare and emits four white flashes every 30 seconds visible up to 25 nautical miles.

See also

• List of lighthouses in Italy

References

1. Lighthouses Directory
2. Colle Cappuccini Marina Militare
3. Il Faro di Ancona

External links

• Servizio Fari Marina Militare (Italian)