Svartklubben

Svartklubben Lighthouse

Svartklubben Lighthouse
Stockholm Region
Location East of Singö
Åland Sea
Sweden
Coordinates 60°10′28″N 18°49′30″E / 60.174413°N 18.824993°E / 60.174413; 18.824993Coordinates: 60°10′28″N 18°49′30″E / 60.174413°N 18.824993°E / 60.174413; 18.824993
Year first constructed 1820
Automated 1961
Construction stone tower
Tower shape massive cylindrical tower with gallery and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower with a black band on the top
Height 12 metres (39 ft)
Focal height 19.5 metres (64 ft)
Original lens open fire
Current lens 4th order Fresnel lens (1899)
Range 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)
Characteristic LFl (2) WRG 15s.
Admiralty number C-6290
NGA number 9992
ARLHS number SWE-386
Sweden number SV-2228
Managing agent Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)[1]

Svartklubben is a Swedish lighthouse located on a small island east of the island Singö in the province of Uppland. This massive lighthouse was constructed to carry a coal fire. In 1842 it was updated with a colza oil lamp and in 1849 parabolic mirrors were installed. In 1875 it was updated with a kerosene lamp, and in 1899 the current lens and lantern was installed. It got a gas mantle light in 1935, and was finally electrified and automated in 1961. The keeper's house is now sold as a private residence, but The Swedish Maritime Administration still owns and maintains the lighthouse.

The lighthouse is a listed building in Sweden since 1935.

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References

  1. ↑ Svartklubben The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 7, 2016


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