Forte La Rocca Lighthouse

Forte La Rocca
Forte La Rocca Lighthouse
Forte La Rocca
Tuscany
Forte La Rocca
Forte La Rocca (Italy)
Location Porto Ercole
Tuscany
Italy
Coordinates 42°23′24″N 11°12′45″E / 42.390067°N 11.212413°E / 42.390067; 11.212413Coordinates: 42°23′24″N 11°12′45″E / 42.390067°N 11.212413°E / 42.390067; 11.212413
Year first constructed 1862
Foundation masonry base
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower, grey metallic lantern dome atop a fortification bastion
Height 19 metres (62 ft)
Focal height 91 metres (299 ft)
Current lens Type TD 375
Focal length: 187,5 mm
Light source mains power
Intensity AL 1000 w
Range main: 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)
reserve: 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic L Fl WR 7s.
Fog signal no
Admiralty number E1500
NGA number 9112
ARLHS number ITA-115
Italy number 2172 E.F.
Managing agent Marina Militare[1][2]

Forte La Rocca Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Forte La Rocca) is an active lighthouse located next to the tip of the promontory of the Argentario on the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Description

The lighthouse, built in 1862, consists of a cylindrical tower, 19 metres (62 ft) high, with balcony and lantern placed atop the south east bastion of a fortification built by the Aldobrandeschi in the mid 1400. The tower is covered by white mosaic tails made of wind and salt resistant material; the lantern dome is grey metallic. The light is positioned at 91 metres (299 ft) above sea level and emits a long white or red flash in a 7 seconds period, depending from the direction, visible up to a distance of 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 2172 E.F.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lighthouses of Italy: Toscana". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Porto Ercole". Marina Militare. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Mappa dei fari Italiani". ARI Genova. Retrieved May 31, 2018.



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