Troubridge Island Lighthouse

Troubridge Island Lighthouse

Troubridge Island Lighthouse
Troubridge Island Lighthouse South Australia
Location	Troubridge Island South Australia Australia
Coordinates	35°07′01.2″S 137°49′39.6″E / 35.117000°S 137.827667°ECoordinates: 35°07′01.2″S 137°49′39.6″E / 35.117000°S 137.827667°E
Year first constructed	1856
Year first lit	1856[1]
Automated	1981
Deactivated	2001[1]
Construction	cast iron tower[1]
Tower shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern[1]
Markings / pattern	red tower with white horizontal band, white lantern and rail[1]
Height	24 metres (79 ft)[1]
Focal height	25 metres (82 ft)
Light source	solar power
Intensity	white 1800 cd red 360 cd[2]
Range	White 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) red 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)[2]
Characteristic	fFlash every 10 seconds; white with red Sector[2]
Admiralty number	K2022[1]
ARLHS number	AUS-164[1]
Managing agent	State Government

Troubridge Island Lighthouse is a decommissioned lighthouse located on Troubridge Island in Gulf St Vincent, South Australia about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast by east of Edithburgh in South Australia and about 74 kilometres (46 mi) southwest of Adelaide.

History

It was commissioned in 1856 as a means to reduce losses caused by the stranding of ships on the Troubridge Shoals. It was converted to automatic operation in 1981 and decommissioned in 2001. Its role as a navigation aid was taken over progressively from 1980 by a new lighthouse located on Troubridge Hill to the west of the Troubridge Shoals. The former Troubridge Island lighthouse and its adjacent Troubridge Island Lighthouse Keepers' Cottages which are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register are now part of the tourist attractions offered within the Troubridge Island Conservation Park.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

See also

• List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Australia

References

1. "Lighthouses of Australia: South Australia". Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
2. "The Troubridge Island Lighthouse". Malcolm S Macdonald trading as Lighthouse Computer Training & Development. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
3. Coroneos, Cosmos; McKinnon, Robert (1997). Shipwrecks of the Investigator Strait and the Lower Yorke Peninsula. Adelaide, South Australia: Department of Environment and Natural Resources. p. 18. ISBN 0-9588496-3-3.
4. Management Plan - Althorpe Islands, Goose Island and Troubridge Island Conservation Parks (PDF). Adelaide: Department of Environment & Heritage (DEH). 2009. pp. 1–3, 7–8, 27, 35 & 36. ISBN 978-1-921466-76-2.
5. "Troubridge Island Lighthouse Keepers' Cottages, Troubridge Island Conservation Park". Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
6. "Troubridge Lighthouse". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
7. "Troubridge Island Lighthouse, Troubridge Island Conservation Park". Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
8. "Shipping Intelligence.". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 11 May 1850. p. 2. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
9. Robinson, A. C.; Canty, P.; Mooney, T.; Rudduck, P. (1996). "South Australia's offshore islands" (PDF). Australian Heritage Commission. pp. 290 & 292. ISBN 978-0-644-35011-2. Retrieved 13 December 2013.