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Album name: | Clydee / AU - Queensland |
Current status (active, not active, museum etc): | Queensland Australia Maritime Museum. |
Construction details (year of built, shape etc): | Built at Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney in 1917 ... Designed by Messrs D & C Stevenson of Edinburgh, Scotland |
Light Description (light sectors, colour of the light, number of flashes etc): | Candlepower 1500 ... The flashing light was powered by a six month supplyacetylene gas, carried in four A-300 size acetylene cylinders. The flow of gas, which was ignited by a pilot flame, was controlled by an automatic mechanism |
Range, nm: | Range of Light 10 nautical miles (18.5 km) |
Any other comments: | The Light Ship evolved from the need for a beacon to be located on the edge of shoal waters where it was impossible to construct a permanent structure. |
Displayed: | 474 times |
Date added: | May 29, 2012 |
DateTime Original: | 0000:00:00 00:00:00 |
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Keywords: | Lightship / Queensland / Australia / Brisbane |
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