Rhode Island Lighthouse History

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Narragansett Bay Entrance Lighted Whistle Buoy NB

 

 Narragansett Bay Entrance Lighted Whistle Bouy NB Data Sheet
Courtesy of U.S Coast Guard

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  Narragansett Bay Entrance Lighted Whistle Buoy NB

 

Location: Entrance to East Passage of Narragansett Bay
1992 - presentLat 41 23 00 N - Long 71 23 24 W


Year Placed on Station: 1992


Structure: Red and white stripes with spherical topmark. The buoy hull is 35 feet high and has a outer diameter of 9 feet. It has a RACON, flash tub, passing light and a whistle.


Height 35 feet 5½ inches


Weight 18,500 lbs.


Illuminating Apparatus: 155-mm lens


Status: Active Aid to Navigation


Light Characteristic: Morse Code (white light) letter A (dot and dash)


Range: 6 miles.

 

 


Brenton Reef Lights | Photographs

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