Location | southwest of Isles Dernieres |
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Coordinates | 28°54′52″N 91°04′16″W / 28.9145°N 91.0711°W |
Tower | |
Foundation | screw-pile |
Construction | cast-iron |
Automated | 1929 |
Height | 125 feet (38 m) |
Shape | skeletal tower with circular house at base |
Light | |
First lit | 1859 |
Deactivated | 1965 |
Focal height | 105 feet (32 m) |
Lens | second-order Fresnel lens[1][2] |
Characteristic | QF W |
The Ship Shoal Light is a screw-pile lighthouse located in the Gulf of Mexico southwest of the Isles Dernieres off the coast of Louisiana. It is currently abandoned.