Southampton Shoal Light

Southampton Shoal is a former lighthouse site in California, United States. A platform sits at the southwest edge of Southampton Shoals, northeast of Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay. The platform is all that remains of the original structure and supports an automated bell which chimes every ten seconds and red light mounted on a pole, which flashes on for three seconds and is then dark for three seconds in each six second cycle (Iso R 6s).[1]

Southampton Shoal Light
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LocationSouthampton Shoals
San Francisco Bay
California
United States[1]
Coordinates37°52′54.981″N 122°24′00.837″W / 37.88193917°N 122.40023250°W / 37.88193917; -122.40023250
Tower
Constructed1905 (first)
Foundationwooden piles
Constructionwooden tower (first)
metal pole (current)
Automatedyes
Height10 m (33 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapesquare tower with balcony and lantern on a 3-storey keeper's house (first)
pole with beacon on platform (current)
Markingswhite tower, black lantern (first)
white pole (current)
OperatorSt. Francis Yacht Club (first)
United States Coast Guard (current)[2]
Light
First litn/a (current)
Deactivated1960 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height10 m (33 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Lens5th order Fresnel lens (on display at the Angel Island Interpretive Centre)
CharacteristicFl W 4s. (first)
Iso R 6s. (current)

History

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Southampton Shoal Lighthouse was a square building built on a platform supported by wooden piers. It was built and first lit in 1905 with a fifth order Fresnel lens. The original lens is on display at the Angel Island Interpretive Center.

In 1960, the structure was moved to Tinsley Island 38°02′10″N 121°29′39″W / 38.035986°N 121.494152°W / 38.035986; -121.494152 which is a private island in the San Joaquin River delta close to Stockton. The island is owned by the St. Francis Yacht Club of San Francisco. The building is now in use for lodging.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Light List, Volume VI p. 46
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern California". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-17.

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