Hams Bluff Light (historic photo)
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| Location | Saint Croix U.S. Virgin Islands |
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| Coordinates | 17°46′9.0″N 64°52′15.1″W / 17.769167°N 64.870861°W / 17.769167; -64.870861 |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1915 (first) |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | cast iron tower (first) metal skeletal tower (current) |
| Height | 35 feet (11 m) (first) 30 feet (9.1 m)(current) |
| Shape | conical tower with balcony and lantern (first) square prism skeletal tower (current) |
| Markings | white tower (current) |
| Operator | United States Navy[1] |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 2010 (current) |
| Deactivated | 2010 |
| Focal height | 394 feet (120 m) (current) |
| Range | 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 30s. |
Hans Bluff Light | |
| Area | less than one acre |
| NRHP reference No. | 100004382 |
| Added to NRHP | September 16, 2019 |
The Hams Bluff Light is an historic lighthouseonSaint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. It was first lit in 1915 under the Danish Government. It was since transferred to the United States Lighthouse Service and later came under the jurisdiction of the United States Coast Guard. The historic tower has been abandoned; the beacon is now mounted on an adjacent new truss tower. The light displays two white flashes every 30 seconds at a focal plane of 394 feet (120 m).[2] The lighthouse was listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 2019.
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