Chrome Island lighthouse

Chrome Island Lighthouse
Chrome Island Lighthouse
British Columbia
Location Denman Island
British Columbia
Canada
Coordinates 49°28′19.49″N 124°41′2.18″W / 49.4720806°N 124.6839389°W / 49.4720806; -124.6839389Coordinates: 49°28′19.49″N 124°41′2.18″W / 49.4720806°N 124.6839389°W / 49.4720806; -124.6839389
Year first constructed 1891 (first)
Year first lit 1989 (current)
Construction fiberglass tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower, red lantern
Height 7.5 metres (25 ft)
Focal height 22 metres (72 ft)
Light source solar power
Characteristic Fl W 5s.
Admiralty number G5532.1
CHS number CCG 0496
NGA number 12832
ARLHS number CAN-137
Managing agent Canadian Coast Guard [1]

Chrome Island lighthouse is a light station established in 1891 that assists traffic in the region of Deep Bay, British Columbia, Denman Island, and Hornby Island. It is currently a manned station, though in recent years the Canadian Coast Guard has considered converting it to fully automated status.

Along with electronic navigational aids, the five-second flash lighthouse is approximately 21 metres (69 ft) above water level (depending on tides). The station has a helicopter landing deck and rescue boat.

Keepers

  • Tom H. Piercy 1891–1898
  • William McDonagh 1898–1901
  • Walter Gordon 1901–1906
  • John Doney 1906–1914
  • James Fredrick Street 1914–1917
  • Albert Doney 1917–1919
  • Daniel O'Brien 1919–1922
  • G. Allan Couldery 1922–1939
  • Eugene Alexander Moden 1939–1953
  • Oscar Edwards 1953–1957
  • D.P. Gardner 1957-1960
  • Jim W. Bruton 1960–1964
  • William Edward Gardiner 1964–1977
  • Maurice Collette 1977–1979
  • Gerald Watson 1979–1980
  • Terrance Stewart 1980–1985
  • Charles Thomson 1986–1997
  • Barry Shaw 1997–1998
  • Charles Thomson 1998–2007
  • Roger Williamson 2007–present[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of British Columbia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ Chrome Island B.C. Lighthouse Friends



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