Ambrose Light

Type:
Year Established:
1967
Existing:
No
chopper takes off of lighthouse helipad
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1971
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
Approach To New York Bay
Latitude:
40° 27.60'
Longitude:
73° 49.90'
U.S. State:
New Jersey
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Ambrose Light
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
N/A
Year Tower Established:
1967
Tower Construction Material:
STEEL
Tower Foundation:
STEEL PILES
Tower Shape:
"TEXAS" TOWER
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1967
Other Structures:
RADIOBEACON

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
DCB 36
Year Original Lens Installed:
1967
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Comments:

Historical Information:

  • Replaced the Ambrose Lightship.
  • The original Ambrose "Texas Tower" was placed in operation on 23 August 1967 using a new Xenon strobe lamp reflector system. 
  • The tower was automated in 1988 and was damaged beyond repair by a collision with the oil tanker Aegeo in October, 1996.  The structure was then demolished and replaced with a small light tower/platform.
Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018