Ras Kigomasha

Ras Kigomasha Light, Pemba Island, August 2010

Ras Kigomasha Light, Pemba Island, August 2010

Flickr Creative Commons photo by Marcel Oosterwijk https://www.flickr.com/photos/wackelijmrooster/4992999530/

Chance Brothers Lighthouse Chance Brothers Lighthouse
  • Date of lens manufacture

    1901

  • Date of lighthouse construction

    1904

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • Commissioning body
    ---
  • Order of lens

    3rd order

  • Fixed or revolving lens

    Revolving

  • Active/Inactive

    Active

  • Describe the character of light

    Fl (4) W 24s.

  • Describe the lighthouses daymarks

    Shape hexagonal pyramidal skeletal tower with lantern and gallery Markings white tower Cast iron

  • Which aspects of the lighthouse (other than the lens) were manufactured by Chance brothers

    lighthouse

  • Describe the history of the lighthouse

    Constructed 1904. Renovated 2002 The lighthouse was prefabricated in England by Chance Brothers. https://www.flickr.com/photos/alaind20sn/2529876415/ Located on the northwestern tip of Pemba. Accessible by road (4WD recommended). Site open; the keeper will allow visitors to climb the tower, for a fee.

  • Current management body/ ports authority

    Tanzania Ports Authority

  • Historical preservation societies/manager/operator
    ---
  • Is the site vulnerable to coastal erosion?
    no
  • Have you experienced any affects of climate change on the lighthouse?
    ---
  • Observations on the condition of the lighthouse?
    ---
  • Is the site open/closed to the public

    Open

  • Is the tower open/closed to the public

    Open

  • Latitude and Longitude

    -4.873211 39.6793

  • On-site bookable accommodation available
    no
  • Associated web addresses
  • Other details

    Constructed: 1904. Renovated: 2002. Construction: Skeletal cast iron tower. Height : 27 metres (89 ft). Shape: hexagonal pyramidal skeletal Focal height 38 metres (125 ft). Range: 16 nautical miles (30 km/18 mi) tower with lantern and gallery. Markings: White tower.

    ARLHS ZAN-008; Admiralty D6746; NGA 31276.

  • Which resources did you use to research this lighthouses?
    1. https://www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/tza.htm
    2. Chance Lighthouses (1856-1917) (61 years): Ras Kigomasha (Active); Active; 1901; 3rd order revolving
added on June 18, 2022
Made In Smethwick: Lighthouses Around the World

In the 1800s, Chance Brothers & Co glassworks in Smethwick began making the hi-tech lenses that lighthouses use to warn ships of dangerous locations. By 1951, over 2,500 lighthouses around the world were fitted with a Chance lens.

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Ras Kigomasha Light, Pemba Island, August 2010
Pemba North lighthouse - Zanzibar Tanzania
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