SHIP JOHN SHOAL

Year Established:
1877
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1999
Photo Credit:
Mike and Carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
ON SHOAL IN DELAWARE RIVER
Latitude:
39° 18.3'
Longitude:
75° 22.6'
City / Town:
GREENWICH
U.S. State:
New Jersey
Location County:
CUMBERLAND
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. SHIP JOHN SHOAL
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1877
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON
Tower Foundation:
CAST IRON/CONCRETE CAISSON
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
50 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
45 feet
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL W/MANSARD ROOF
Tower Daymark:
Black on Red
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1877
Keeper's Quarters Style:
SECOND EMPIRE OCTAGONAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
CAST IRON INTEGRAL

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
SOLAR POWERED
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1877
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017