Osmussaar Lighthouse

Osmussaar Lighthouse

Lighthouse in 2015
Location	Osmussaar, Estonia
Coordinates	59°18′12.95″N 23°21′40.23″E
Tower
Constructed	1765 (first) 1804 (second) 1850 (third)
Foundation	one-story square prism cement blocks basement
Construction	concrete
Automated	1995
Height	115 feet (35 m)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower with black horizontal bands
Light
First lit	1954 (current)
Focal height	128 feet (39 m)
Range	11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic	Fl(2) W 18 s.[1]
Estonia no.	EVA 425[2]

Osmussaar Lighthouse (Estonian: Osmussaare tuletorn) is a lighthouse on the northwestern peak of Osmussaar.

The lighthouse was built in 1954, is made of reinforced concrete and is 35 meters tall.

History

The first stone beacon on Osmussaar was built in 1765. In 1804 it was elevated and equipped with a lantern room containing a catoptric lighting device with 24 lamps and reflectors. In 1814 the lighthouse collapsed and was replaced by a temporary wooden tower. In 1850 a new stone lighthouse was built and equipped with a dioptric Fresnel lighting device in 1875. In 1902 the lighthouse became powered by electricity. The lighthouse was blown up by the Soviet soldiers before evacuation in 1941.

The current lighthouse was built in 1954 to replace the temporary wooden structure which was erected after the war.

Osmussaar lighthouse

See also

• List of lighthouses in Estonia

References

1. "Maritime Administration". Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwestern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 24 November 2015.

External links

• Estonian lighthouses list Maritime Administration (in Estonian)