Finnrevet
 Finnrevet Lighthouse | |
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| Location | 5 nmi (9.3 km) east of Oskarshamn Kalmar County Sweden |
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| Coordinates | 57°16′36″N 16°38′04″E / 57.276745°N 16.634482°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1921 |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | cast iron |
| Height | 14.5 m (48 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | White and black |
| Operator | Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)[1] |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 15.5 m (51 ft) |
| Lens | fifth order Fresnel lens  |
| Range | 16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 6s. |
Finnrevet is a Swedish lighthouse located on a shoal about 5 nautical miles (9 kilometres) outside Oskarshamn in Europe.
General information
[edit]The lighthouse was built in 1921 and is located on a reef just east of island Furö. The black and white tower is about 15.5 metres (51 ft) high. The light can be seen at a distance of 16 nmi (30 km).
Wrecks near Finnrevet
[edit]The waters around island Furön are shallow and many ships have run aground in the area near the lighthouse.
Shipwrecks in the area:
- Schooner Charlotta wrecked east of Finnrevet 17 May 1882 in a northern gale.[2]
- Russian schooner Lotus av Libau ran aground here in 1898.[3]
- S/S Britkon, cargoship, built 1917 in Sunderland, beached at Finnrevet in November 1949. The steamship had a length of 109 meters, and broke in half after about one month grounded at the reef.[4] The 37 men-crew were rescued by maritime pilots stationed on the nearby island Furön.[5]
- The Hans Olof was a Swedish ship grounded at the reef in due to a sudden north-eastern gale in 1950.
- M/S Priwall, West German flagged cargoship beached at Finnrevet February 1, 1968 loaded with wooden goods.[3]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Kalmar". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ Calypso Diving Register of Wrecks Archived 24 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Oskarshamns skolstyrelse: Oskarshamn det egna samhället - Odlare och kustbor, tryckår 1979, s. 59.
- ^ S/S Britkon on site Association for Hungarian Shipping
- ^ Article in newspaper Nyheterna Archived 30 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Sjofartsverket Archived 8 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- The Swedish Lighthouse Society
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