Royal Sovereign Lighthouse

Royal Sovereign

Royal Sovereign Lighthouse from Eastbourne
East Sussex
Location offshore Eastbourne
East Sussex
England
Coordinates 50°43′24″N 0°26′08″E / 50.72333044°N 0.435498258°E / 50.72333044; 0.435498258Coordinates: 50°43′24″N 0°26′08″E / 50.72333044°N 0.435498258°E / 50.72333044; 0.435498258[1]
Year first constructed 1875 (established lightship)
Year first lit 1971 (current)
Automated 1994
Construction concrete column
Tower shape huge cylindrical column supporting the upper platform hosting the keeper's quarter, the helipad and the octagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower with a red band, white keeper's quarter
Height 36 m (118 ft)
Focal height 28 m (92 ft)
Current lens biform tideland ML300 lanterns
Light source solar power
Intensity 3,976 candela
Range 12 nmi (22 km)
Characteristic Fl W 20s.
Fog signal 2 blasts every 30s.
Admiralty number A0843
NGA number 1144
ARLHS number ENG 257
Managing agent

Trinity House[2]

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Royal Sovereign lighthouse at Eastbourne is a lighthouse marking the Royal Sovereign shoal. Its distinctive shape is easily recognised as it comprises a large platform supported by a single pillar rising out of the water.

In 1971, the lighthouse replaced a light vessel which protected the Royal Sovereign Shoal since 1875. Originally, the platform was manned, accommodation being contained in the 'cabin section'. The light was automated in 1994 and is controlled by a 475MHz radio link to Trinity House managed by Vodafone. As of 2006 it was still occasionally occupied.[4]

See also


References

  1. GPS coordinates of Royal Sovereign
  2. Royal Sovereign The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved May 5, 2016
  3. Royal Sovereign Lighthouse Trnity House. Retrieved May 5, 2016
  4. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/3354249/A-beacon-for-man-and-buoy.html


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