Klaipėda Lighthouse

Klaipėda range Rear Lighthouse
Klaipėdos švyturys

Klaipėda range Rear Lighthouse
Lithuania
Location Klaipėda
Klaipėda County
Lithuania
Coordinates 55°43′40.6″N 21°05′44.4″E / 55.727944°N 21.095667°E / 55.727944; 21.095667Coordinates: 55°43′40.6″N 21°05′44.4″E / 55.727944°N 21.095667°E / 55.727944; 21.095667
Year first constructed 1953
Foundation two-story octagonal basement
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern tower painted with white and black horizontal bands, red lantern
Height 40 metres (130 ft)
Focal height 44 metres (144 ft)
Range main: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
reserve: 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)[1]
Characteristic Iso W 3s.
Admiralty number C3346
NGA number 12004
ARLHS number LIT-002
Lithuania number LT-0010
Managing agent Klaipėda State Seaport[2]

Klaipėda Lighthouse (Lithuanian: Klaipėdos švyturys) - a lighthouse located in Klaipėda, on the Lituanian coast of the Baltic Sea; located 500 metres from the coast.[3]

History

The lighthouse in Klaipėda was originally built in 1796, with its first glare shone on September 1, 1796. The lighthouse was the third oldest lighthouse on the coast of the Baltic Sea - with the only two older ones being in Gdańsk and in Travemünde. The original lighting system was made out of six bronze reflectors - however the glare's range was only four kilometres at that time.[4] In 1819 the lighthouse was fitted with a new lighting system made out of thirteen silver-brass plates (used as reflectors) with thirteen kerosene lamps to illuminate the reflectors. The lighthouse was completely destroyed in World War II, it was reconstructed and renovated in 1953.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ www.leuchtturm-web.de
  2. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Lithuania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Klaipeda Lighthouse". Leuchtturm. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Klaipeda Lighthouse". Waymarking. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Lighthouse of Lithuania". UNC. Retrieved 13 May 2015.


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