Narragansett Bay Entrance Lighted Whistle Buoy NB

Location: Entrance to East Passage of Narragansett Bay
1992 - present Lat 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.