Svartklubben
Svartklubben is a Swedish lighthouse located on a small island east of the island Singö in the province of Uppland.
 Svartklubben Lighthouse | |
  Stockholm Region | |
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| Location | East of Singö Åland Sea Sweden |
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| Coordinates | 60.174413°N 18.824993°E |
| Year first constructed | 1820 |
| Automated | 1961 |
| Construction | stone tower |
| Tower shape | massive cylindrical tower with gallery and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower with a black band on the top |
| Tower height | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| Focal height | 19.5 metres (64 ft) |
| Original lens | open fire |
| Current lens | 4th order Fresnel lens (1899) |
| Range | 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) |
| Characteristic | LFl (2) WRG 15s. |
| Racon | K  |
| Admiralty number | C-6290 |
| NGA number | 9992 |
| ARLHS number | SWE-386 |
| Sweden number | SV-2228 |
| Managing agent | Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)[1] |
| Heritage | governmental listed building complex |
This massive lighthouse was constructed to carry a coal fire. In 1842 it was updated with a colza oil lamp and in 1849 parabolic mirrors were installed. In 1875 it was updated with a kerosene lamp, and in 1899 the current lens and lantern were installed. It got a gas mantle light in 1935, and was finally electrified and automated in 1961. The keeper's house is now sold as a private residence, but the Swedish Maritime Administration still owns and maintains the lighthouse.
The lighthouse has been a listed building in Sweden since 1935.
References
- Svartklubben The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 7, 2016
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Stockholm Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120314190711/http://www.fyr.org/indexe.htm
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