Capo Mele Lighthouse

Capo Mele Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Mele) is an active lighthouse in northwestern Italy. It is located on Capo Mele, on the border of the comunes of Andora (to the west) and Laigueglia (to the northeast) in the Province of Savona in Liguria.

Capo Mele
The lighthouse seen from the former national road Via Aurelia
Capo Mele
Liguria
Capo Mele
Capo Mele (Italy)
LocationMarina di Andora
Liguria
Italy
Coordinates43°57′19″N 8°10′20″E
Year first constructed1856
Constructionmasonry tower
Tower shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lantern on a red brick building
Markings / patternwhite tower and lantern, grey metallic dome
Tower height25 metres (82 ft)
Focal height94 metres (308 ft)[1]
Current lensType OR T3
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 15s.
Admiralty numberE1168
NGA number7356
ARLHS numberITA-015
Italy number1506 E.F.[1][2]
Managing agentMarina Militare

History

The lighthouse was constructed by the Civil Engineers and completed in 1856. Its architecture was not changed from the original for almost half a century, and was repainted from yellow to red. A petroleum lamp was installed in 1909, later with acetylene until 1936. Like many other lighthouses in Italy, this lighthouse was severely damaged during World War II, and the extensive damage was repaired between 1947 and 1948. In 1949 it was electrified.

Description

The lighthouse is a circular 25 metres high masonry tower and the diameter of the lantern is 3.82 metres. It is reached by a staircase of 74 steps. Adjacent to the tower is a three-story brick building.

The lighthouse is still manned[3] and is managed by the Command Area Lighthouses Navy based in La Spezia (which incidentally takes care of all the lighthouses in the Tyrrhenian). The Marina Militare is responsible for managing all the lights on an approximate 8000 kilometers of Italian coastline since 1910, using both military and civilian technicians.

See also

References
  1. "Lighthouses of Italy: Liguria". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  2. "Capo Mele". Marina Militare. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  3. "F.A.Q. (Domande frequenti)". Marina Militare.



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