Southampton Shoal is a former
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Lighthouses mar ...
site in
California,
United States. A platform sits at the southwest edge of
Southampton Shoals, northeast of
Angel Island Angel Island may refer to:
*Angel Island (California), historic site of the United States Immigration Station, Angel Island, and part of Angel Island State Park, in San Francisco Bay, California
* Angel Island, Papua New Guinea
* ''Angel Island'' (n ...
in the
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay is a large tidal estuary in the U.S. state of California, and gives its name to the San Francisco Bay Area. It is dominated by the big cities of San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland.
San Francisco Bay drains water from a ...
. The platform is all that remains of the original structure and supports an automated bell which chimes every ten seconds and red light mounted on a pole, which flashes on for three seconds and is then dark for three seconds in each six second cycle (Iso R 6s).
[''Light List, Volume VI'' p. 46]
History
Southampton Shoal Lighthouse was a square building built on a platform supported by wooden piers. It was built and first lit in 1905 with a fifth order
Fresnel lens. The original lens is on display at the
Angel Island Angel Island may refer to:
*Angel Island (California), historic site of the United States Immigration Station, Angel Island, and part of Angel Island State Park, in San Francisco Bay, California
* Angel Island, Papua New Guinea
* ''Angel Island'' (n ...
Interpretive Center.
In 1960, the structure was moved to
Tinsley Island
Tinsley Island is a small island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, in San Joaquin County, California, next to the Stockton Deepwater Shipping Channel. It was created in the 1930s, when dredging to improve the navigability of the San ...
which is a private island in the
San Joaquin River delta close to
Stockton Stockton may refer to:
Places Australia
* Stockton, New South Wales
* Stockton, Queensland, a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region
New Zealand
*Stockton, New Zealand
United Kingdom
*Stockton, Cheshire
*Stockton, Norfolk
*Stockton, Chirbu ...
. The island is owned by the
St. Francis Yacht Club
The St. Francis Yacht Club is a private sailing club located in San Francisco.
History
Founded in 1927, the Saint Francis Yacht Club (StFYC) was formed when some of the members of the San Francisco Yacht Club decided to move their clubhouse from ...
of San Francisco. The building is now in use for lodging.
See also
*
List of lighthouses in the United States
References
Sources
*
* ID COMDTPUB P16502.6
External links
Picture of the active Light
Lighthouses completed in 1905
Houses completed in 1905
Lighthouses in the San Francisco Bay Area
Transportation buildings and structures in San Joaquin County, California
1905 establishments in California
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