Dolphin Lighthouse

Dolphin Lighthouse
Dolphin Rock
Dolphin Lighthouse
Dolphin Rock
Maharashtra
Location Mumbai Harbour, India
Coordinates 18°54′52″N 72°50′09″E / 18.914310°N 72.835908°E / 18.914310; 72.835908Coordinates: 18°54′52″N 72°50′09″E / 18.914310°N 72.835908°E / 18.914310; 72.835908
Year first constructed 1850
Construction stone tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with keeper’s house, balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern unpainted tower, white keeper’s house and lantern
Height 13 metres (43 ft)
Focal height 11 metres (36 ft)
Range white: 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
red: 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
Characteristic Fl (4) WR 20s. depending on direction
Admiralty number F0520
NGA number 27968
ARLHS number IND-002
Managing agent Mumabi Port Trust[1]

Dolphin Lighthouse is one of the three lighthouses in the Mumbai harbour off the coast of Mumbai, India. It is near the Gateway of India and is controlled by the Indian Navy.

To honour sunk heroes, a 21 gun salute is held every time a Naval warship sails out of the Mumbai harbour with The Admiral of The Fleet.

This lighthouse is also illuminated during Navy Day celebrations which happen during the first week of December every year.

See also

References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of India: Goa and Maharashtra". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 7, 2016.

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