Vieste Lighthouse

Vieste Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Vieste), also Isola Santa Eufemia is an active lighthouse on the islet of Santa Eufemia, located between the rocks of Santa Croce and San Francesco, just opposite the town of Vieste, Apulia, Italy. Its position is strategic for the shipping lanes in the middle and lower Adriatic Sea.

Isola Santa Eufemia
Vieste Lighthouse
Isola Santa Eufemia
Apulia
Isola Santa Eufemia
Isola Santa Eufemia (Italy)
LocationIsola Sant'Eufemia
Vieste
Apulia
Italy
Coordinates41°53′21″N 16°11′03″E
Year first constructed1867
Automated1997
Constructionlimestone tower
Tower shapeoctagonal tower on a two-story keeper's house
Markings / patternunpainted white stone tower, grey lantern[1]
Tower height27 metres (89 ft)
Focal height40 metres (130 ft)
Current lensType OR 500
focal length: 250 mm
Light sourceelectric power distribution
Intensitymain: AL 1000 W
reserve: LABI 100 W
Rangemain: 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi)
reserve: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
CharacteristicFl (3) W 15s.
Admiralty numberE2288
NGA number11040
ARLHS numberITA-090
Italy number3816 E.F[2][3]
Managing agentMarina Militare

Description

The lighthouse was built on plan by Francesco Saverio Gatta in 1867 in limestone; it has an octagonal prism form with balcony and lantern and it is placed atop a two-story building. The unpainted tower is unpainted is 27 metres (89 ft) high; the lantern is positioned at a height of 40 metres (130 ft) above sea level. The lighthouse was automated in 1997 and is operated by the Lighthouses Service of Marina Militare, identified by the Country code number 3816 E.F. The light emits three white flashes in a fifteen seconds period visible up to 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi).[2] The lighthouse is completely controlled and operated by the Command Area Lighthouses Navy based in Venice. The Marina Militare has been responsible for managing of all the lights along Italy's 8000 kilometre coastline Italian since 1910, using both military and civilian technicians.[4]

The lighthouse receives its electricity by an overhead powerline from the Italian mainland. East of the lighthouse, is a free-standling lattice tower insulated against ground used for a DGPS-transmitter working on 292.5 kHz.

See also

References
  1. "Lighthouses of Italy: Puglia". Unc.edu. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. Faro di Isola Santa Eufemia Marina Militare
  3. "Lighthouses of Italy: Northern Puglia (Apulia)". The Lighthouse Director. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  4. Archived December 9, 2004, at the Wayback Machine



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