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Finnrevet

Coordinates: 57°16′36″N 16°38′04″E / 57.276745°N 16.634482°E / 57.276745; 16.634482
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Finnrevet lighthouse
Finnrevet
Finnrevet Lighthouse
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Location5 nmi (9.3 km) east of Oskarshamn
Kalmar County
Sweden
Coordinates57°16′36″N 16°38′04″E / 57.276745°N 16.634482°E / 57.276745; 16.634482
Tower
Constructed1921
Foundationconcrete base
Constructioncast iron
Height14.5 m (48 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
MarkingsWhite and black
OperatorSwedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)[1]
Light
Focal height15.5 m (51 ft)
Lensfifth order Fresnel lens Edit this on Wikidata
Range16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi)
CharacteristicFl (2) W 6s.

Finnrevet is a Swedish lighthouse located on a shoal about 5 nautical miles (9 kilometres) outside Oskarshamn in Europe.

General information

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The lighthouse was built in 1921 and is located on a reef just east of island Furö. The black and white tower is about 15.5 metres (51 ft) high. The light can be seen at a distance of 16 nmi (30 km).

Wrecks near Finnrevet

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The waters around island Furön are shallow and many ships have run aground in the area near the lighthouse.

Shipwrecks in the area:

  • Schooner Charlotta wrecked east of Finnrevet 17 May 1882 in a northern gale.[2]
  • Russian schooner Lotus av Libau ran aground here in 1898.[3]
  • S/S Britkon, cargoship, built 1917 in Sunderland, beached at Finnrevet in November 1949. The steamship had a length of 109 meters, and broke in half after about one month grounded at the reef.[4] The 37 men-crew were rescued by maritime pilots stationed on the nearby island Furön.[5]
  • The Hans Olof was a Swedish ship grounded at the reef in due to a sudden north-eastern gale in 1950.
  • M/S Priwall, West German flagged cargoship beached at Finnrevet February 1, 1968 loaded with wooden goods.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Kalmar". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  2. ^ Calypso Diving Register of Wrecks Archived 24 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b Oskarshamns skolstyrelse: Oskarshamn det egna samhället - Odlare och kustbor, tryckår 1979, s. 59.
  4. ^ S/S Britkon on site Association for Hungarian Shipping
  5. ^ Article in newspaper Nyheterna Archived 30 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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