Galibi Lighthouse (Hoek Galibi, Maroni River)

Suriname

Very little information is available about this lighthouse.
A lighthouse was first established in 1871 at Cape Galibi on the western entrance to the Maroni River which forms the boundary between Suriname and French Guyana.
The first lighthouse was a 21 metre pyramidal tower but this was replaced in 1897 by a 16 metre high hexagonal skeletal tower which would hold the sixth order optic ordered from Chance Brothers of Smethwick near Birmingham in the previous year, 1896.
This was replaced with the present 60 metre structure at an unknown date though this light was decommissioned in 2012.
I have been unable to find any information to say if the Chance lens was transferred to the new tower or if the lens remains in situ.
I have not been able to find any photographs of this lighthouse either unfortunately.

Manufacture Date	1896
Lighthouse Construction	1st -1871, 2nd - 1897, 3rd - ?
Country	Suriname
Commissioning Body	Unknown.
Lens Order	6th order
Lens Type	Fixed
Status	publish
Light Character	2nd (1897) F.W. Visible 180-260 degrees, except partially obscured 189-197 degrees
Lighthouse Markings	1. 1st - 21 metre pyramidal tower 2. 2nd - 16 metre high hexagonal skeletal tower or "White iron framework rower; 51 feet height) 3. 3rd - 60 metre square skeletal tower with lantern painted with red and white horizontal bands.
Lighthouse Parts	None known.
Management Body Ports Authority	Surinam Maritime Authority.
Preserver	Surinam Maritime Authority.
Coastal Erosion Vulnerability
Condition Observations	Unknown.
Open Status (Site)	Open
Open Status (Tower)	Closed
Coordinates	5.7441669574,-53.9942554467
Other	ARLHS SUR-001; ex-Admiralty J6882; ex-NGA 17400.
Data Source	Online research.
Inactive Chance Lens Deactivated	2012

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