Vieste Lighthouse

Vieste Lighthouse
Faro di Isola Santa Eufemia

Vieste Lighthouse
Apulia
Location Isola Sant'Eufemia
Vieste
Apulia
Italy
Coordinates 41°53′21″N 16°11′03″E / 41.88917°N 16.18417°E / 41.88917; 16.18417Coordinates: 41°53′21″N 16°11′03″E / 41.88917°N 16.18417°E / 41.88917; 16.18417
Year first constructed 1867
Automated 1997
Construction limestone tower
Tower shape octagonal prism tower on a two-story keeper's house
Markings / pattern unpainted white stone tower, grey lantern[1]
Height 27 metres (89 ft)
Focal height 40 metres (130 ft)
Light source mains power
Range main: 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi)
reserve: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic Fl (3) W 15s.
Admiralty number E2288
NGA number 11040
ARLHS number ITA-090
Italy number 3816 E.F[2][3]
Managing agent Marina Militare

Vieste Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Vieste) 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.

History

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 2-storey building. The tower is unpainted and it is 27 metres (89 ft) high; the lantern is positioned at an 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 which incidentally takes care of all the lighthouses of the Adriatic. 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]

See also


References

  1. ↑ "Lighthouses of Italy: Puglia". Unc.edu. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 Faro di Isola Santa Eufemia Marina Militare
  3. ↑ Vieste The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 20 August 2016
  4. ↑ Archived December 9, 2004, at the Wayback Machine.


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