Savannah Light

Savannah Light

Savannah Light
Location	Savannah River, Georgia
Coordinates	31°57′03″N 80°40′50″W
Tower
Constructed	1922; 102 years ago (1922)
Foundation	4 Steel pilings
Construction	Steel
Automated	Yes
Shape	Texas tower
Light
First lit	1964; 60 years ago (1964)
Deactivated	1996; 28 years ago (1996) No longer in existence
Lens	DCB 24

Savannah Lighthouse was a lighthouse in Georgia, United States, off the entrance to Savannah River, Georgia. It was the second tower to be demolished after a collision with a foreign-flagged freighter.

History

The Savannah Texas Tower was constructed and placed in operation in 1964, and was built to be an automated light, controlled by the personnel at the Tybee Island Light Station.[1]

In 1996, it became the second Texas Tower to be demolished after a collision with a foreign-flagged freighter, the first instance being the Ambrose Light (aka the Ambrose Tower). In the case of the Savannah structure, the Singapore container ship Neptune Jade struck the tower in November 1996. The collision sheared off and destroyed the entire structure.[2][3] A buoy marked the wreckage until a salvage company was contracted to retrieve the wreckage off the ocean floor for scrapping.

References

1. "Lighthouse Construction Types: Texas Towers". National Park Service Maritime Heritage Program. Archived from the original on 2007-05-19. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
2. "Ship knocks over light tower off Savannah coast". The Daily Courier. 1996-11-29. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
3. "Ship Topples Light Tower, Spills Paint Near Savannah". Orlando Sentinel. 1996-11-29. Retrieved 2012-11-29.