Capo Ferro Lighthouse

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.

Capo Ferro
Capo Ferro Lighthouse
Capo Ferro
Sardinia
Capo Ferro
Capo Ferro (Italy)
LocationCapo Ferro
Arzachena
Sardinia
Italy
Coordinates41°09′18″N 9°31′24″E
Year first constructed1861
Automatedyes
Constructionmasonry tower
Tower shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern atop a 2-storey keeper's house
Markings / patternwhite tower and keeper's house, grey lantern dome
Tower height18 metres (59 ft)
Focal height52 metres (171 ft)
Current lensType ORT3 375
Focal length: 187.5 mm
Light sourcemains power
Intensitymain: AL 1000 W
reserve: LABI 100 W
Rangemain: 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi)
reserve: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
CharacteristicFl (3) W 15 s.
Fog signalno
Admiralty numberE1002
NGA number8724
ARLHS numberSAR-015
Italy number1146 E.F.
Managing agentMarina Militare[1][2]

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. "Capo Ferro". Marina Militare. Retrieved March 18, 2018.


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