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Ship Shoal Light
Undated photograph of Ship Shoal Light (USCG)
Map
Locationsouthwest of Isles Dernieres
Coordinates28°54′52″N 91°04′16″W / 28.9145°N 91.0711°W / 28.9145; -91.0711
Tower
Foundationscrew-pile
Constructioncast-iron
Automated1929
Height125 feet (38 m)
Shapeskeletal tower with circular house at base
Light
First lit1859
Deactivated1965
Focal height105 feet (32 m)
Lenssecond-order Fresnel lens[1][2]
CharacteristicQF W Edit this on Wikidata

The Ship Shoal Light is a screw-pile lighthouse located in the Gulf of Mexico southwest of the Isles Dernieres off the coast of Louisiana. It is currently abandoned.

  1. ^ Louisiana: Caillou Bay and Ship Shoal (Map). 1:80,000. Department of Commerce. 1937. Chart 198.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Inventory of Historic Light Stations: Louisiana Lighthouses: Ship Shoal Light". National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2012-11-20.

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