Blankenese Low Lighthouse

Lighthouse in Hamburg, Germany

Lighthouse

53°33′20″N 9°48′27″E / 53.555465°N 9.807458°E / 53.555465; 9.807458TowerConstructed2020ConstructionSteelHeight33 metres (108 ft)ShapeCylinder tower, 2 Signals lampsMarkingsWhite and RedLightFirst litsince 1. November 2020Focal height32 metres (105 ft), height of lightLenselectricIntensity13 McdRange8,410 metres (4.54 nmi)CharacteristicGlt. W 4s (Equal Light, White, 4 Seconds)

Blankenese Low Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the river Elbe, located in the Hamburg district of Blankenese. The previous one entered into service in 1984 and was demolished in November 2020, but replaced by a similar some 200 m river upwards. Blankenese Low Lighthouse and Blankenese High Lighthouse form a range of lights for ships sailing upriver on the Elbe. With a range of 8.4 Kilometres, they have the longest range on the lower Elbe river.

Description

It is made of steel and stands 33 meters tall. The column is striped in red and white with a white steel lantern house at the top with some portholes. It is positioned approximately 30 meter offshore in the river Elbe and some 100 m to the Pier. On the base of the tower is a 7.5 m high level staircase deck. Inside it has a helix staircase going to the top. At the higher podium floor is a door entrance of the structure.^[1]

The lighthouse is remotely controlled by the Seemanshöft Pilot Centre and belongs to the Hamburg Port Authority.

Due to the offshore location of the lighthouse, a caisson was used to build the concrete foundation to a depth of 10 meters below the water surface. The lantern house was assembled with the help of a floating crane.

Replacement

Due to adjustments to the Elbe fairway, both the High and the Low Lighthouses replaced older ones which were demolished.^[1]^[2]^[3] The Demolition was made by Company Taucher Knoth starting on 5 November 2020 and finishing prior 2021.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b Rowlett, Russ (29 December 2020). "Lighthouses of Germany: Hamburg Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
^ "New lighthouses for Blankenese". www.hamburg-port-authority.de. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^ Meyer-Odewald, Jens (23 October 2018). "Blankenese erhält Deutschlands vierthöchsten Leuchtturm". www.abendblatt.de (in German). Retrieved 13 May 2019.