Hestskjær Lighthouse

Hestskjær Lighthouse
Tower
Hestskjær Lighthouse

Location	Hestskjær, Langøy, Averøy, Norway
Coordinates	63°05′04″N 7°29′32″E / 63.084583°N 7.492278°E / 63.084583; 7.492278
Construction	concrete
Automated	1986
Height	21 m (69 ft)
Shape	cylinder
Markings	white (tower), red (lantern)
Heritage	heritage site in Norway
Racon	K

Light
First lit	1986
Focal height	24 m (79 ft)
Intensity	28,200 candela
Range	15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi)
Characteristic	Oc(2) WRG 8s


Original light

Constructed	1879
Height	20 m (66 ft)
Shape	square
Markings	white
Heritage	heritage site in Norway

Hestskjær Lighthouse (Norwegian: Hestskjær fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in Averøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on a small island about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the village of Langøy. The lighthouse was established in 1879 and automated in 1986.^[1]^[2]

The 21-metre (69 ft) tall lighthouse emits a white, red, or green light (depending on direction) occulting twice every 8 seconds. The tower is a round, cylindrical tower that is white with a red top. The 28,200 candela light can be seen for up to 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi).^[3]^[4]

World War II

On 13 February 1944, the two ships SS Irma and SS Henry were sunk near Hestskjær.

References

^ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Hestskjær fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
^ "Hestskjær fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
^ Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Romsdal (Molde Area)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
^ Kystverket (2012). Norske Fyrliste 2012 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245013542. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2013.