Porto Torres Lighthouse

Porto Torres
Porto Torres Lighthouse
Porto Torres
Sardinia
Porto Torres
Porto Torres (Italy)
Location Porto Torres
Sardinia
Italy
Coordinates 40°50′10″N 8°23′50″E / 40.836072°N 8.397292°E / 40.836072; 8.397292Coordinates: 40°50′10″N 8°23′50″E / 40.836072°N 8.397292°E / 40.836072; 8.397292
Year first constructed 1855 (first)
Year first lit 1966 (current)
Deactivated 1966 (first)
Construction masonry turret
Tower shape quadrangular turret with three balconies and lantern atop a 2-storey keeper's house
Markings / pattern white turret, balcony and lantern; grey metallic lantern dome
Height 20 metres (66 ft)
Focal height 45 metres (148 ft)
Current lens Type OF
Light source mains power
Range mains: 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)
reserve: 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)
Characteristic L Fl (2) W 10s.
Fog signal no
Admiralty number E1138
NGA number 8216
ARLHS number SAR-033
Italy number 1437 E.F.
Managing agent Marina Militare[1][2]

Porto Torres Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Porto Torres) is an active lighthouse located on Monte Agellu dominating the harbour of Porto Torres in the Gulf of Asinara on the Sea of Sardinia.

Description

The first lighthouse (40°50′22.2″N 8°24′05.5″E / 40.839500°N 8.401528°E / 40.839500; 8.401528) 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 Aragonese Admiral Carroz who 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]

The current is an unusual lighthouse that consists of a masonry square prism turret, 20 metres (66 ft) high, with three semicircular balconies 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 level and emits two long white flashes in 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 the Marina Militare with the identification code number 1437 E.F.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lighthouses of Italy: Northern Sardinia". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Porto Torres". Marina Militare. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Torre Aragonese". Città di Porto Torres. Retrieved March 25, 2018.



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