 Ship John Shoal Light (USCG) | |
 | |
| Location | Upper Delaware Bay near the Bombay Hook NWR |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39°18′19″N 75°22′36″W / 39.30528°N 75.37667°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1877 |
| Foundation | Cast iron caisson |
| Construction | Cast iron with wood lining |
| Automated | 1973 |
| Height | 14 m (46 ft)  |
| Shape | Octagonal house with lantern on mansard roof |
| Markings | Brown with black lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Fog signal | Original: Bell, 3 every 45s Current: Horn, 1 every 15s |
| Racon | "O" (Oscar) |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1877 |
| Focal height | 50 feet (15 m) |
| Lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens (original), VRB-25 (current) |
| Range | White 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) Red 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) |
| Characteristic | Flashing white 5s with red sector |
Ship John Shoal Light Station | |
| Area | 4.9 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Architect | U.S. Lighthouse Board |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| MPS | Light Stations of the United States MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000630[1] |
| NJRHP No. | [2] |
| Added to NRHP | July 19, 2006 |
The Ship John Shoal Light marks the north side of the ship channel in Delaware Bay on the east coast of the United States, near the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge. Its cast iron superstructure was exhibited at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3][4]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Cumberland County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
- ^ Light List, Volume II, Atlantic Coast, Shrewsbury River, New Jersey to Little River, South Carolina (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 17.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Delaware". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. N.B. The USCG site lists it in Delaware; it's actually in New Jersey.