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Svartklubben

Lighthouse in Norrtälje Municipality, Baltic coast, Sweden

Lighthouse

60°10′28″N 18°49′30″E / 60.174413°N 18.824993°E / 60.174413; 18.824993TowerConstructed1820Constructionstone towerAutomated1961Height12 metres (39 ft)Shapemassive cylindrical tower with gallery and lanternMarkingswhite tower with a black band on the topPower sourcebituminous coal, rapeseed oil, kerosene, electricity

OperatorSwedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)^[1]Heritagegovernmental listed building complex, governmental listed building

RaconK

LightFirst lit1920

Focal height19.5 metres (64 ft)Lensopen fire (original), 4th order Fresnel lens (1899)Range16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)CharacteristicLFl (2) WRG 15s.Sweden no.SV-2228

Svartklubben is a Swedish lighthouse located on a small island east of the island Singö in the province of Uppland.

This massive lighthouse was constructed to carry a coal fire. In 1842 it was updated with a colza oil lamp and in 1849 parabolic mirrors were installed. In 1875 it was updated with a kerosene lamp, and in 1899 the current lens and lantern were installed. It got a gas mantle light in 1935, and was finally electrified and automated in 1961. The keeper's house is now sold as a private residence, but the Swedish Maritime Administration still owns and maintains the lighthouse.

The lighthouse has been a listed building in Sweden since 1935.

References

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Stockholm Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-04-07.

Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Stockholm Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
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