Smygehuk Lighthouse

Smygehuk Lighthouse
Sweden
Location Smygehuk
Scania
Sweden
Coordinates 55°20′18.6″N 13°21′10.0″E / 55.338500°N 13.352778°E / 55.338500; 13.352778Coordinates: 55°20′18.6″N 13°21′10.0″E / 55.338500°N 13.352778°E / 55.338500; 13.352778
Year first constructed 1883
Deactivated 1975-2001
Construction cast iron tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower, greenish metallic lantern dome
Height 17 m (56 ft)
Focal height 19.6 m (64 ft)
Intensity 60 watt
Range 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)
Characteristic Fl (2+1) W 20s.
Fog signal no
Admiralty number C2439
NGA number 5606
ARLHS number SWE-355
Sweden number SV-6576
Managing agent

Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket) [1]

[2]

Smygehuk Lighthouse (Swedish: Smygehuks fyr) is a lighthouse in Trelleborg Municipality in Sweden. It is situated approximately 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) west of Smygehamn, and is 17 metres (56 ft) high and constructed of iron. It was completed in 1883, and taken out of service in 1975 in favor of the offshore Kullagrundet Lighthouse. Following an initiative by Trelleborg Municipality, among others, it was relit in April 2001. Smygehuk Lighthouse is located at Smygehuk, near the southernmost tip of Sweden and the Scandinavian Peninsula.

History

The lighthouse originally was lit by paraffin oil, but this was soon replaced by electricity, and the lighthouse was fitted with an 1,000-watt Incandescent light bulb. The luminous intensity was 180,000 Hefner candles. The rotating third-order lens spread the beams of light in the correct pattern "every fifth second a flash alternating between red and white". Today, the lens no longer rotates, and the lamp is only 60 watts. Despite this low wattage, it still reaches about 15 kilometers out over the sea, providing guidance mainly for tourists and fishing boats.

The first lighthouse-keeper, Elis Andersson, lived in the plastered house. His lookout and assistant lived in the wooden house. In 1985, this was converted into a hostel — Sweden's southernmost tourist accommodation. The site has also been a weather station, which made its last report in April 1984. An old housing for measuring equipment and a rain gauge can be seen to the east of the lighthouse.

See also


References

  1. ↑ Smygehuk The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 7, 2016
  2. ↑ Leuchtturm Smygehuk www.schwedische-leuchtfeuer.de (German)

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