Blankenese Low Lighthouse

Blankenese Low Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the river Elbe, located in the Hamburg district of Blankenese. The previous one entered into service in 1984 and was demolished in November 2020, but replaced by a similar some 200 m river upwards. Blankenese Low Lighthouse and Blankenese High Lighthouse form a range of lights for ships sailing upriver on the Elbe. With a range of 8.4 Kilometres, they have the longest range on the lower Elbe river.

Blankenese Low Lighthouse
Lighthouse
LocationBlankenese, Hamburg
Coordinates53.555465°N 9.807458°E / 53.555465; 9.807458
Year first constructed2020
Year first litsince 1. November 2020
ConstructionSteel
Tower shapeCylinder tower, 2 Signals lamps
Markings / patternWhite and Red
Tower height33 metres (108 ft)
Focal height32 metres (105 ft), height of light
Original lenselectric
Intensity13 Mcd
Range8,410 metres (4.54 nmi)
CharacteristicGlt. W 4s (Equal Light, White, 4 Seconds)
Admiralty numberB 1568.7

Description

It is made of steel and stands 33 meters tall. The column is striped in red and white with a white steel lantern house at the top with some portholes. It is positioned approximately 30 meter offshore in the river Elbe and some 100 m to the Pier. On the base of the tower is a 7.5 m high level staircase deck. Inside it has a helix staircase going to the top. At the higher podium floor is a door entrance of the structure.[1]

The lighthouse is remotely controlled by the Seemanshöft Pilot Centre and belongs to the Hamburg Port Authority.

Due to the offshore location of the lighthouse, a caisson was used to build the concrete foundation to a depth of 10 meters below the water surface. The lantern house was assembled with the help of a floating crane.

Replacement

Due to adjustments to the Elbe fairway, both the High and the Low Lighthouses replaced older ones which were demolished.[1][2][3] The Demolition was made by Company Taucher Knoth starting on 5 November 2020 and finishing prior 2021.

See also

References
  1. Rowlett, Russ (29 December 2020). "Lighthouses of Germany: Hamburg Area". ibiblio. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  2. "New lighthouses for Blankenese". www.hamburg-port-authority.de. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. Meyer-Odewald, Jens (23 October 2018). "Blankenese erhält Deutschlands vierthöchsten Leuchtturm". www.abendblatt.de (in German). Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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