Capones Island Lighthouse
Capones Island Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located in Capones Island off the coast of Brgy. Pundaquit, San Antonio, in the province of Zambales, in the Philippines. The light guide international vessels coming from the north to northwest towards Subic Bay or to Corregidor Island Lighthouse at the entrance of Manila Bay. It has first-order lenses when it was first lit on August 1, 1890.
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| Location | Capones Island San Antonio Zambales Philippines |
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| Coordinates | 14°54′55.6″N 120°0′32.4″E |
| Year first constructed | 1890 |
| Construction | brick masonry tower |
| Tower shape | square tower with doucle balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower and lantern |
| Tower height | 65.0 feet (19.8 m)[1] |
| Focal height | 230.0 feet (70.1 m) |
| Original lens | First-Order Fresnel lens |
| Current lens | n/a |
| Range | 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl (3) W 15s.[2] |
| Fog signal | None |
| Admiralty number | F2680[3] |
| NGA number | 14380[3] |
| ARLHS number | PHI-018[4] |
| Heritage | Important Cultural Property  |
Current condition
View from the lantern
The original lamp and lantern were replaced with modern solar-powered lighthouse light as part of the Maritime Safety Improvement of the Philippine Coast Guard. Only the tower though was renovated and the keeper's house and the other buildings in the station were left deteriorating.
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References
- Bureau of Insular Affairs, U.S. War Department, "Fourth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission", p.189. Washington Government Printing Office, 1904.
- Lighthouses of the Northern Philippines The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 12, 2016
- List of Lights, Pub. 112: Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2009. p. 190.
- "Capones (Zambales) Light". World List of Lights of the Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society. Retrieved on 2010-07-01.
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the Northern Philippines". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
External links
- Capones Island Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database
- Maritime Safety Services Command
- Capones Light Station on Light Stations of the National Capital Region and Central Luzon at the Philippine Coast Guard Website.
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