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Lighthouse
Colle Cappuccini
The new lighthouse
LocationAncona
Marche
Italy
Coordinates43°37′22″N 13°30′57″E / 43.622833°N 13.51575°E / 43.622833; 13.51575
Tower
Constructed1860 (first)
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionconcrete tower
Height15 metres (49 ft) (current)
20 metres (66 ft) (first)
Shapequadrangular tower with double balcony
Markingswhite and grey vertical stripes, grey lantern
Power sourcemains electricity Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorMarina Militare
Fog signalno
Light
First lit1965 (current)
Deactivated1965 (first)
Focal height118 metres (387 ft)
LensType OR Q4 (original), 1st order fresnel lens (current)
Intensitymain. AL 1000 W
reserve: LABI 100 W
Rangemain: 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi)
reserve: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
CharacteristicFl (4) W 30s.
Italy no.3930

Ancona Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Ancona) is a lighthouse in Ancona on the Adriatic Sea. It is placed on the hill named Colle dei Cappuccini, from which takes the name, about 119.5 metres from the old lighthouse deactivated in 1965.

Description

The old lighthouse was built for will of Pope Pius IX when the region was under the Papal States in 1860. It was a cylindrical tower in red bricks built on a quadrangular basement; it had the focal height at 123.82 feet (37.74 m) metres above sea level and emitted a white flashing light every 45 seconds.

The current lighthouse was built in 1971, it is a square base tower in concrete 15 metres high with double balcony ad lantern. The lighthouse is fully automated, operated by Marina Militare and emits four white flashes every 30 seconds visible up to 25 nautical miles.

See also

References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Italy: Eastern". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  2. Colle Cappuccini Marina Militare
  3. Il Faro di Ancona

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