DAĜLH 2002
"Knock" Lighthouse and Vessel Traffic Service Centre Ems
Position 53°20' N 7°02' E
LOC JO33NI, S-DOK 02LH
ARLHS FED128, GLHA/DLTD 71
AGCW-# 3040
The first light on this place, an oillamp in a small Fresnel lens system
installed on a wooden structure, was lit in 1856. In 1888 a small steel
tower replaced the wooden beacon.
The lighthouse authority, Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt Emden, built a high
tower for radar antennas and microwave links on a new corner of the East
Frisian coast in 1971. The tower functions as a radar station and is part of
the Dutch-German Vessel Traffic Service System of the river Ems. The main
buildings belong to the VTS centre Ems.
A special thank you to Wasser- and Schifffahrtsamt Emden.
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Dominic, DL5EBE, on the air
