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LITTLE HOPE ISLAND I - Light Details
Location: On middle of island, off Port Mouton;
Standing: This light is no longer standing;
Operating: This light is no longer operating;
Began: 1865;
Year Lit: 1865;
Structure Type: Square wood tower, white;
Light Characteristic: Revolving Red (1883);
Tower Height: 026ft feet high;
Light Height: 040ft feet above water level;
History Items for This Lighthouse,
1834 - wooden beacon established by this date.
1883 - catatropic lens, revolving red (60s).
1908 - replaced by present tower.
LITTLE HOPE ISLAND II - Light Details
Location: On centre of island, off Port Mouton;
Standing: This light is no longer standing;
Operating: This light is no longer operating;
Date Automated: Automated by 1948;
Decommissioned: This light has been decommissioned;
Began: 1908;
Year Lit: 1908;
Structure Type: Circular concrete tower, with butresses, white;
Light Characteristic: Flashing White (1992);
Tower Height: 077ft feet high;
Light Height: 099ft feet above water level;
History Items for This Lighthouse,
1908 - replaced original tower of 1865
1922 - 1941 - 2nd order dioptric lens, group flashing white (10s), 15m, 98ft.
1937 - acetylene gun fog signal established - 1944 - 1965 - 98ft, 100ft.
1944 - 1960 - fog signal discontinued - 1991 - lantern removed.
2003 - Damaged by hurricane Juan, September 29.
2003 - Crashed into the ocean after a vicious winter storm, December 7. There are no plans to replace it.
| Lighthouse Construction | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Lens Order | 2nd order |
| Status | publish |
| Light Character | group flashing white (10s) |
| Lighthouse Markings | Circular concrete tower, with butresses, white |
| Coastal Erosion Vulnerability | |
| Open Status (Site) | Closed |
| Open Status (Tower) | Closed |
| Coordinates | 43.8096570872,-64.7894261621 |
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