Capo Ferro Lighthouse

Capo Ferro
Capo Ferro Lighthouse
Capo Ferro
Sardinia
Capo Ferro
Capo Ferro (Italy)
Location Capo Ferro
Arzachena
Sardinia
Italy
Coordinates 41°09′18″N 9°31′24″E / 41.154917°N 9.52325°E / 41.154917; 9.52325Coordinates: 41°09′18″N 9°31′24″E / 41.154917°N 9.52325°E / 41.154917; 9.52325
Year first constructed 1861
Automated yes
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern atop a 2-storey keeper's house
Markings / pattern white tower and keeper's house, grey lantern dome
Height 18 metres (59 ft)
Focal height 52 metres (171 ft)
Current lens Type ORT3 375
Focal length: 187.5 mm
Light source mains power
Intensity AL 1000 W
Range main: 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi)
reserve: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic Fl (3) W 15 s.
Fog signal no
Admiralty number E1002
NGA number 8724
ARLHS number SAR-015
Italy number 1146 E.F.
Managing agent Marina Militare[1][2]

Capo Ferro Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Ferro) is an active lighthouse located on the same name promontory which marks the southern entrance to the Strait of Bonifacio and to the Maddalena archipelago, in the municipality of Arzachena, in the north east of Sardinia on the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Description

The lighthouse, built in 1858, was activated by the Regia Marina only in 1861 and consists of a masonry white cylindrical tower, 18 metres (59 ft) high, with balcony and lantern rising from a 2-storey white keeper's house. The lantern, which mounts an optics of the Type ORT3 375 with a Focal length of 187.5 mm., is painted in white, the dome in grey metallic, and it is positioned at 52 metres (171 ft) above sea level emitting three white flashes in a 15 seconds period visible up to a distance of 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and operated by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 1146 E.F.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lighthouses of Italy: Northern Sardinia". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Capo Ferro". Marina Militare. Retrieved March 18, 2018.



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