Osmussaar Lighthouse

Osmussaar Lighthouse (Estonian: Osmussaare tuletorn) is a lighthouse on the northwestern peak of Osmussaar.

Osmussaar Lighthouse
Lighthouse in 2015
Estonia
LocationOsmussaar, Estonia
Coordinates59°18′12.95″N 23°21′40.23″E
Year first constructed1765 (first)
1804 (second)
1850 (third)
Year first lit1954 (current)
Automated1995
Foundationone-story square prism cement blocks basement
Constructionconcrete
Tower shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patternwhite tower with black horizontal bands
Tower height115 feet (35 m)
Focal height128 feet (39 m)
Range11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
CharacteristicFl(2) W 18 s.[1]
Admiralty numberC3760
NGA number12748
ARLHS numberEST-009
Estonia numberEVA 425[2]

The lighthouse was built in 1954, is made of reinforced concrete and is 35 meters tall.

The first stone beacon on Osmussaar was built in 1765. In 1804 it was elevated and equipped with a lantern room containing a catoptric lighting device with 24 lamps and reflectors. In 1814 the lighthouse collapsed and was replaced by a temporary wooden tower. In 1850 a new stone lighthouse was built and equipped with a dioptric Fresnel lighting device in 1875. In 1902 the lighthouse became powered by electricity. The lighthouse was blown up by the Soviet soldiers before evacuation in 1941.

The current lighthouse was built in 1954 to replace the temporary wooden structure which was erected after the war.

Osmussaar lighthouse

See also

References
  1. "Maritime Administration". Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwestern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 24 November 2015.


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