Galibi Lighthouse (Hoek Galibi, Maroni River)
1897: White hexagonal tower, focal plane height of 51 feet.
Chance Brothers Lighthouse
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Date of lens manufacture
1896
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Date of lighthouse construction
1st -1871, 2nd - 1897, 3rd - ?
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Country
Suriname
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Commissioning body
Unknown.
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Order of lens
6th order
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Fixed or revolving lens
Fixed
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Active/Inactive
Inactive
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Describe the character of light
2nd (1897) F.W. Visible 180-260 degrees, except partially obscured 189-197 degrees
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Describe the lighthouses daymarks
- 1st - 21 metre pyramidal tower
- 2nd - 16 metre high hexagonal skeletal tower or "White iron framework rower; 51 feet height)
- 3rd - 60 metre square skeletal tower with lantern painted with red and white horizontal bands.
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Which aspects of the lighthouse (other than the lens) were manufactured by Chance brothers
None known.
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Describe the history of the lighthouse
Very little information is available about this lighthouse. A lighthouse was first established in 1871 at Cape Galibi on the western entrance to the Maroni River which forms the boundary between Suriname and French Guyana. The first lighthouse was a 21 metre pyramidal tower but this was replaced in 1897 by a 16 metre high hexagonal skeletal tower which would hold the sixth order optic ordered from Chance Brothers of Smethwick near Birmingham in the previous year, 1896. This was replaced with the present 60 metre structure at an unknown date though this light was decommissioned in 2012. I have been unable to find any information to say if the Chance lens was transferred to the new tower or if the lens remains in situ. I have not been able to find any photographs of this lighthouse either unfortunately.
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Current management body/ ports authority
Surinam Maritime Authority.
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Historical preservation societies/manager/operator
Surinam Maritime Authority.
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Is the site vulnerable to coastal erosion?
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Have you experienced any affects of climate change on the lighthouse?
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Observations on the condition of the lighthouse?
Unknown.
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Is the site open/closed to the public
Open
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Is the tower open/closed to the public
Closed
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Latitude and Longitude
5°45' N, 53°59'W (2nd lighthouse, List of lights and Fog Signals (August 13, 1960, US))
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On-site bookable accommodation available
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Associated web addresses
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Other details
ARLHS SUR-001; ex-Admiralty J6882; ex-NGA 17400.
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Which resources did you use to research this lighthouses?
Online research.
Inactive Chance Lens
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When was the lens deactivated?
2012
Where?
