Ship Island Light

Ship Island Light
1892 photograph of Ship Island Light (USCG)
Map
LocationShip Island west of Fort Massachusetts
Coordinates30°12′46″N 88°57′58″W / 30.2127°N 88.9661°W / 30.2127; -88.9661
Tower
Constructed1853 (first tower)
1886 (second tower)[1]
Constructionbrick (first tower)
wood frame (second tower)[1]
Automated1950[1]
Height30 feet (9.1 m)[1]
ShapeFrustum of a cone (first tower)
pyramidal (second tower)[1]
MarkingsWhite with black lantern[1]
Light
First lit1971 Edit this on Wikidata
Deactivated1964[1]
Focal height76 feet (23 m)[1]
LensFourth-order Fresnel lens[1]
Characteristicvaried

Ship Island Light was a lighthouse in Mississippi near Gulfport.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Mississippi". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2009-02-26.