Lightship Chángjiāng Kǒu Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Lightship Chángjiāng Kǒu Lighthouse
Also known as: Lightship Chángjiāng Kǒu (Yangtze Delta)
The Lightship Chángjiāng Kǒu is a 22-meter steel vessel painted red, marking the entrance to the Běicáo (North Channel) of the Yangtze River. It displays a white light that flashes once every 6 seconds, visible for 10.5 nautical miles. The vessel also carries a fog bell to assist in low visibility conditions. Located approximately 42 kilometers southeast of the Shéshān lighthouse, it operates near the Luhuashan port, 18.7 kilometers away. This lightship serves as a navigational aid in a busy estuarine environment.
Why it matters: This lightship is indispensable for commercial vessels entering the Yangtze River, offering critical guidance at the start of the buoyed Běicáo channel.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 6s
- Focal Height
- 10.5m
- Geographic Range
- 10.5NM
Location
- City
- Pudong
- Country
- 🇨🇳China
- Region
- Shanghai
- Sea Region
- Marks the start of the buoyed Běicáo (North Channel) entrance for the Yangtze River, located about 42 km southeast of the Shéshān lighthouse.
- Latitude
- 31.1028°
- Longitude
- 122.5295°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 22m
- Tower Shape
- round
- Tower Color
- red
- Material
- steel
Structure: A 22m steel lightship, painted red, with a lantern and a fog bell.
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Luhuashan(18.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- P3752
- NGA No.
- 18792
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