Porto Torres Lighthouse
 Porto Torres Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Porto Torres Sardinia Italy |
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| Coordinates | 40°50′10″N8°23′50″E/ 40.836072°N 8.397292°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1855 (first) |
| Foundation | masonry base |
| Construction | masonry turret |
| Height | 20 metres (66 ft) |
| Shape | quadrangular turret with three balconies and lantern atop a 2-storey keeper's house |
| Markings | white turret, balcony and lantern; grey metallic lantern dome |
| Power source | mains electricity |
| Operator | Marina Militare[1][2] |
| Fog signal | no |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1966 (current) |
| Deactivated | 1966 (first) |
| Focal height | 45 metres (148 ft) |
| Lens | Type OF |
| Intensity | main: AL 1000 W reserve: LABI 100 W |
| Range | main: 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) reserve: 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) |
| Characteristic | L Fl (2) W 10s. |
| Italy no. | 1437 E.F. |
Porto Torres Lighthouse(Italian:Faro di Porto Torres) is an activelighthouselocated on Monte Agellu dominating the harbour ofPorto Torresin theGulf of Asinaraon theSea of Sardinia.
History
[edit]The first lighthouse (40°50′22.2″N8°24′05.5″E/ 40.839500°N 8.401528°E) was established in 1855 with a light on a massive octagonal prism tower, 20 metres (66 ft) high, built in 1325 by the will of the AragoneseAdmiral Carrozwho conquered the region in that period. It had the role of observation and protection of the town placed, at the time, on Monte Agellu.[3]
Description
[edit]The current is an unusual lighthouse that consists of a masonry square prism turret, 20 metres (66 ft) high, with threesemicircularbalconies and lantern on the top, rising from a 2-storey keeper's house. The turret and the lantern are painted white, the lantern dome in grey metallic. The light is positioned at 45 metres (148 ft)above sea leveland emitstwo long white flashesin a 10 seconds period visible up to a distance of 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by theMarina Militarewith the identification code number 1437 E.F.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Rowlett, Russ."Lighthouses of Italy: Northern Sardinia (Sardegna)".The Lighthouse Directory.University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.RetrievedMarch 25,2018.
- ^ab"Porto Torres".Marina Militare.RetrievedMarch 25,2018.
- ^"Torre Aragonese".Città di Porto Torres. Archived fromthe originalon March 26, 2018.RetrievedMarch 25,2018.
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