North Head Lighthouse, Saldanha Bay

The first North Head Lighthouse on the northern side of the Saldanha Bay entrance, in South Africa, was a 300mm AGA acetylene gas lantern mounted on a square concrete pillar, installed on December 7, 1939.[1][2] It had a small diaphone fog signal.[2]

Saldanha Bay North Head
Saldanhabaai
Western Cape
LocationSaldanha
Western Cape
South Africa
Coordinates33°03′02.2″S 17°54′39.1″E
Year first constructed1939 (first)
Year first lit2005 (current)
Constructionmasonry tower
Tower shapecylindrical tower with balcony and small lantern
Markings / patterntower with black and white spiral bands, white lantern
Tower height21 metres (69 ft)[1]
Focal height32 metres (105 ft)[1]
Original lens250 mm catadioptric[2]
Intensity511,000 cd[1][2]
Range23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi)[1]
CharacteristicFl (3) W 20s.[2]
Admiralty numberD5830
NGA number113-25896[3]
ARLHS numberSAF-055[4]

A new aluminium tower came into operation on 1969-12-02,[2] about 100 metres from the previous lighthouse.[1] The fully automatic revolving electric optic is powered by triple mutual diesel/alternator sets.[1] The lighthouse is monitored at Cape Columbine.[1]

See also

References

  1. Lighthouses of South Africa. Portnet. 1991. p. 16. ISBN 0-620-16367-4.
  2. Williams, Harold A. (1993). Southern lights: lighthouses of Southern Africa. Rivonia: William Waterman publications. p. 124. ISBN 0-9583751-1-9.
  3. Saldanha Bay North Head The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 22, 2016
  4. Saldanha Bay (North Head), Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society


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