Albino Rock Lighthouse

Plans for the Albino Rock Lighthouse were published in 1940 with construction scheduled to begin the same year.[1] The plans showed a 30-foot (9.1 m) tower with square white concrete standing at a base elevation of 96 feet (29 m).[1] It was the last light to complete the chain along Northern Queensland to Torres Strait.[1] 44 miles (71 km) to the north lay the Hinchinbrook Light, and 32 miles (51 km) to the south was Cape Cleveland Light.[1] The light characteristic was white with three flashes every 20 seconds (Fl.W.20s), 15,000 candlepower, and 15 miles (24 km) visibility.[1]

Albino Rock lighthouse
LocationAlbino Rock, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates18°46′21″S 146°43′05″E
Tower
ConstructedUnknown Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionconcrete Edit this on Wikidata
Height5 m (16 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapesquare Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height26 m (85 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Intensity15,000 candela Edit this on Wikidata
Range15 mi (24 km) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl W 20s Edit this on Wikidata

In 2012, after showing significant cracking and deterioration, the tower was completely demolished down to the concrete base[2] and replaced with a fiberglass hexagonal tower.[3] The former Fresnel lens is on display at the Townsville Maritime Museum.[3]

Notes
  1. "The Townsville Daily Bulletin Tuesday, May 21, 1940". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 21 May 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  2. Poole, Danny. "Eborac Island & Albany Rock - CivilPlus Constructions Pty. Ltd". www.civilplus.com.au. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Northern and Central Queensland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 8 February 2022. "...the Townsville Maritime Museum...exhibits a collection of Fresnel lenses from the former...Albino Rock...lighthouses."

18.7701°S 146.7192°E / -18.7701; 146.7192

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