Chrome Island Lighthouse

Chrome Island Lighthouse is a light station established in 1891 that assists traffic in the region of Deep Bay, British Columbia, Denman Island, and Hornby Island. It is currently a manned station, though in recent years the Canadian Coast Guard has considered converting it to fully automated status.

Chrome Island Lighthouse
The lighthouse in 2012
British Columbia
LocationDenman Island
British Columbia
Canada
Coordinates49°28′19.49″N 124°41′2.18″W
Year first constructed1891 (first)
Year first lit1989 (current)
Constructionfiberglass tower
Tower shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patternwhite tower, red lantern
Tower height7.5 metres (25 ft)
Focal height22 metres (72 ft)
Light sourcesolar power
CharacteristicFl W 5s.
Admiralty numberG5532.1
CHS numberCCG 0496
NGA number12832
ARLHS numberCAN-137
Managing agentCanadian Coast Guard[1]

Along with electronic navigational aids, the five-second flash lighthouse is approximately 21 metres (69 ft) above water level (depending on tides). The station has a helicopter landing deck and rescue boat.

Keepers
  • Tom H. Piercy 1891–1898
  • William McDonagh 1898–1901
  • Walter Gordon 1901–1906
  • John Doney 1906–1914
  • James Fredrick Street 1914–1917
  • Albert Doney 1917–1919
  • Daniel O'Brien 1919–1922
  • G. Allan Couldery 1922–1939
  • Eugene Alexander Moden 1939–1953
  • Oscar Edwards 1953–1957
  • D.P. Gardner 1957–1960
  • Jim W. Bruton 1960–1964
  • William Edward Gardiner 1964–1977
  • Maurice Collette 1977–1979
  • Gerald Watson 1979–1980
  • Terrance Stewart 1980–1985
  • Charles Thomson 1986–1997
  • Barry Shaw 1997–1998
  • Charles Thomson 1998–2007
  • Roger Williamson 2007–present[2]

See also

References
  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of British Columbia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. Chrome Island B.C. Archived 21 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine Lighthouse Friends


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