Simon’s Town (Simons’s Bay) Dockyard

South Africa

A small dockyard facility was first established in Simon’s Bay by the Dutch East India Company in 1743, and then taken over by the British Royal Navy in the 1790s. In 1885, the government of the Cape Colony transferred the assets of the Simon’s Bay Dock and Patent Slip Company to the British Admiralty for use as a naval base. It soon became clear that more space would be needed to accommodate the requirements of a modern navy, and in 1900 the construction of a new harbor, drydock, and breakwater began.

Manufacture Date	1908
Lighthouse Construction	November 1910
Country	South Africa
Lens Order	3rd order
Lens Type	Fixed
Status	publish
Light Character	white neon light, 2.5 s on, 1.5 s off.
Lighthouse Markings	Round stone built 13m high tower with gallery, unpainted; lantern removed.
Management Body Ports Authority	South African Navy
Preserver	South African Navy
Coastal Erosion Vulnerability
Open Status (Site)	Closed
Open Status (Tower)	Closed
Coordinates	-34.1873178627,18.4407605828
Other	Image: https://www.lighthousessouthafrica.com/simons-town-dockyard.html Site and tower closed, but there are good views from shore. ARLHS SAF-069; Admiralty D6144; NGA 112-32300.

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