Royal Sovereign Lighthouse

Royal Sovereign
Royal Sovereign Lighthouse in 2015
East Sussex
Location offshore Eastbourne
East Sussex
England
Coordinates 50°43′24″N 0°26′08″E / 50.72333044°N 0.435498258°E / 50.72333044; 0.435498258Coordinates: 50°43′24″N 0°26′08″E / 50.72333044°N 0.435498258°E / 50.72333044; 0.435498258[1]
Year first constructed 1875 (lightship established)
Year first lit 1971 (current)
Automated 1994
Construction concrete column
Tower shape cylindrical column supporting an upper platform with tower
Markings / pattern white tower with a red band, white keeper's quarter
Height 36 m (118 ft)
Focal height 28 m (92 ft)
Current lens biform tideland ML300 lanterns
Intensity 3,976 candela
Range 12 nmi (22 km)
Characteristic Fl W 20s.
Fog signal 2 blasts every 30s.
Admiralty number A0843
NGA number 1144
ARLHS number ENG 257
Managing agent Trinity House[2]

Royal Sovereign lighthouse, located 11 km (6.8 mi) offshore from Eastbourne, is a lighthouse marking the Royal Sovereign shoal. Its distinctive shape is easily recognised as it comprises a large platform supported by a single pillar rising out of the water.[3]

In 1971, the lighthouse replaced a lightship that had marked the Royal Sovereign Shoal since 1875. Originally, the platform was manned, accommodation being contained in the 'cabin section'. The light was automated in 1994 and is controlled by a 475MHz radio link to Trinity House managed by Vodafone. As of 2006 it was still occasionally occupied.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ GPS coordinates of Royal Sovereign
  2. ↑ Royal Sovereign Lighthouse Trinity House. Retrieved 5 May 2016
  3. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southern England". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "A beacon for man and buoy". The Telegraph. 2006-10-28. Retrieved 14 February 2017.


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