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Leuchtturm Arngast

Wilhelmshaven Germany

Status:
built
Construction Dates
  Began1909
  Finished1910
Building Uses
 - lighthouse
 - monument
Structural Types
 - tower

 Heights ValueSource / Comments 
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Description
Well-known offshore lighthouse. The lighthouse Arngast serves the ship journey with his main and secondary fire for the control of Wilhelmshaven and for the orientation in Jade Bay. The tower visible from the Wilhelmshavener south seafront belongs certainly to the traditional and best known lighthouses of Germany. Since beginning of 2003 is put down of the LT Arngast on the list of the cultural monuments - historic architectural monuments-, because on account of the historical meaning a public interest exists in his preservation.

Technical Data:
-Base: 112 Wood Pillars, Ø 30 cm, ca. 7,60 m long
-Height: Sea Level + 36,27 m
-Tower: Ironcasting Plates
-Diameter: 8,50 m (outer at botom)
-Characteristics: Main Fire, Second Fire
-Fire Level above sea: 31,62 m
-Light: 1.600 W-Lamps
-Light strong: 151.500 cd 1.540 cd
-Visible Distance Light: 21,0/16,1/17,2 sm
-Identification: white, red & green
-Pause: white
-1st Blitz: white - green
-2nd Blitz: white hold - white - green.

Photo Link: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Leuchtturm_Arngast.jpg/400px-Leuchtturm_Arngast.jpg


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