Moreton Bay Pile Light
Moreton Bay Pile Light has a focal height of 13.4 metres. It was built in 1884.
- Focal height
- 13.4 metres
- Built
- 1884
- Automated
- 1952
- Light characteristic
- Oc W 12s. (first and second)<br />Fl WR 3s (third)
- Coordinates
- -27.32444, 153.17
The Moreton Bay Pile Light is a lighthouse located in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1884 and has a focal height of 13.4m. The lighthouse can be found at coordinates -27.324444, 153.170000.
Light and tower
It has a hexagonal frustum keeper's house with the lantern on the roof tower. The tower is built of wrought and cast iron. The light has a focal height of 13.4 metres. Its light characteristic is Oc W 12s. (first and second)<br />Fl WR 3s (third). It carries a 4th order [[dioptric]] lens. It was automated in 1952.
Details
- Name
- Moreton Bay Pile Light (first light)
- Lens Type
- 4th order [[dioptric]]
- Foundation
- steel [[Pile lighthouse|piles]]
- Year Built
- 1884
- Description
- '''Moreton Bay Pile Light''' was a pile lighthouse positioned at the mouth of Brisbane River, in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia, marking the entrance to the port of Brisbane. The light's early history was closely related to the dredging of the Brisbane River. It was established in 1884 as a result of a new channel that was cut, and relocated in 1913 due to another change in the channels. The structure was badly damaged by a barge in 1945 and finally destroyed when hit by a tanker in 1949. An automated light operated on the ruins until 1966–1967 when it was removed.
- Tower Shape
- hexagonal frustum keeper's house with the lantern on the roof
- Image Caption
- The first Moreton Bay Pile Light ca. 1880
- Location Text
- [[Moreton Bay]]<br />[[Queensland]]<br />[[Australia]]
- Focal Height M
- 13.4
- Year Automated
- 1952
- Year Deactivated
- 1913
- Light Characteristic
- Oc W 12s. (first and second)<br />Fl WR 3s (third)
- Construction Material
- wrought and cast iron