Light Ship 'Carpentaria' by junge1
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Description
The light ship 'CLS 2 Carpentaria' was one of 4 identical vessels, designed by Messrs D & C Stevenson of Edinburgh, Scotland and built at Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney in 1917 for the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service.
The vessels were used in pairs on the edge of shoal waters where it was impossible to construct a permanent structure.
While one was on station, the other was in port under maintenance. Each year, the replacement would be towed to position and the one that had been on station would be towed back to port for refit. The vessels on location were also checked 4 times a year. The 'Carpentaria' operated out of Cairns.
The 'Carpentaria' was equipped with a flashing light which was powered by a six month supply of acetylene gas, carried in four A-300 size acetylene cylinders. The flow of gas, which was ignited by a pilot flame, was controlled by an automatic mechanism to produce the characteristic code of flashes. A 'sun valve' turned the light off during daylight hours and on again at dusk. Nominal range of the light was 10 nautical miles. A warning bell tolled with the rolling of the ship.
CLS 2 (together with CLS 4) spent much of its time in the Gulf of Carpentaria, but was last stationed in the Bass Strait oilfields serving as a traffic separator. The light ship was retired in 1985.
She is berthed at Wharf 7 of Darling Harbour, near the Australia National Maritime Museum in Sydney.
Specification:
Length: 72-ft (21.94m)
Length (waterline) 70-ft (21.51m)
Beam: 25-ft 8 in (7.82m)
Draft: 9-ft (2.74m)
Displacement: 164 tonnes
Candlepower: 1,500
Range of Light: 10 nautical miles (18.5km)
This picture was taken on 7 December 2011,
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Comments (25)
flaviok
Fascinante artigo info e captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)
jayfar
Super shot and details.
bobrgallegos
Great capture and very interesting information!!!
West_coaster07
Awesome capture Sig.
anmes
Interesting capture and the details add a lot
jocko500
wonderful little light house
Minda
Great info and capture sig.
bmac62
Now here's a ship that has had more than its share of ups and downs:) Thanks for the interesting bit of history too Sig.
dbrv6
Cool capture and story. Interesting need and solution for the need. Like the background on the challenges met in the design.
blinkings
Ha ha yeah I thought I had seen this somewhere before!!!!!!!!! Did you get a chance to go down in the sub Onslow?
bazza
Great shot and info on this Sig I thought I had seen it before also. The sub was interesting to go in, though I wouldn't want to have served in it the room was so tight lol.
kbrog
By the title I was expecting some kind of a space ship. ;D Never seen a ship like this before. Great capture! :)
casmindo
Nice documentary and picture all in one. Thanks Sig good job
Faemike55
Very cool looking ship and fascinating information
flavia49
fabulous image!!
Richardphotos
very interesting reading and capture
Feliciti
great captured and info's too !!
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. Thank you for sharing the information as well. God Bless.
renecyberdoc
very nice.
farmerC
Shining.
drifterlee
Excellent shot!!!!!
emmecielle
Interesting image! :)
sandra46
AMAZING IMAGE!
auntietk
Well now that's hardly fair! LOL! We like to go see lighthouses, but they generally stay in one place and are fairly easy to find. A fascinating idea, having a movable light. Thanks for this!
danapommet
This is a great share Sig - I haven't seen one of these since I was a teenager. Nice info on it's operation.