Capo Colonne Lighthouse

Capo Colonne
Capo Colonne
Calabria
Capo Colonne
Capo Colonne (Italy)
Location Crotone
Calabria
Italy
Coordinates 39°01′32″N 17°12′16″E / 39.025667°N 17.2045°E / 39.025667; 17.2045Coordinates: 39°01′32″N 17°12′16″E / 39.025667°N 17.2045°E / 39.025667; 17.2045
Year first constructed 1873
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape octagonal tower with balcony and lantern attached to a two-story keeper’ house
Markings / pattern white tower, grey lantern dome
Height 22 metres (72 ft)
Focal height 40 metres (130 ft)
Current lens Type OR 500
Focal length: 250mm
Light source mains power
Range main: 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi)
reserve: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic FI W 5s.
Admiralty number E2118
NGA number 10600
ARLHS number ITA-010
Italy number 3404 E.F.
Managing agent Marina Militare[1][2]

Capo Colonne Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Colonne) is situated on the extremity of the Promunturium Lacinium, nearby the single column of the Greek temple elevated in honour of Hera Lacinia, at 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Crotone on the Ionian Sea.

Description

The lighthouse was completed in 1873 and consist of a two-story building with the octagonal tower, 22 metres (72 ft) high, on it. In 2002 the lighthouse was restored and in 2012 modernized. The type of signalling is a rotating optical OR S3, the light has a focal length of 500 and emits a single white flashing in 5 seconds period visible up to 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Calabria and Basilicata". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  2. ↑ Faro di Capo Colonne Marina Militare



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