Triton Light
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| Location: | US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland |
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| Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS) |
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| Year first lit: | 1959 |
| Year first constructed: | 1959 |
| Height: | 25 |
| Characteristic: | Fl (4+5) G 30s 0.3s fl 1.3s ec. 0.3s fl 1.3s ec. 0.3s fl 1.3s ec. 0.3s fl 3.4s ec. 0.3s fl 1.3s ec. 0.3s fl 1.3s ec. 0.3s fl 1.3s ec. 0.3s fl 1.3s ec. 0.3s fl 14.8s ec. |
The Triton Light is a navigational beacon on the seawall of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, where the Severn River meets Spa Creek and the Annapolis harbor. It was donated to the Academy and named for the Greek god by the Class of 1945. It is not only an important part of the culture and traditions of the Naval Academy, but also is a trusted navigational point in Annapolis Harbor (e.g., 33 C.F.R. ).
About a year after the light was installed, USS Triton (SSN-586) completed her historic submerged circumnavigation. Considering the coincidence of names, the crew of Triton provided samples of water from the 22 seas through which their boat had passed, which were used to fill a globe built into the light.
[edit] References
- Timothy Harrison (May 2002). "Keepers Korner; Tid-bits from the Tower". Lighthouse Digest Magazine. Retrieved on 2006-07-31.
- Beach, Edward L. (1962). Around the World Submerged: The Voyage of the Triton, first edition, New York / Chicago / San Francisco: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 206–207. LCCN 62-18406. “...without realizing, apparently, that their light and our ship have something very much in common.”
- United States Coast Guard (2006, corrected through: Fifth Coast Guard District Local Notice to Mariners No. 16/06). "Atlantic Coast, Shrewsbury River, New Jersey to Little River, South Carolina" (PDF). Light List: 185. ISBN 0-16-072985-8. Retrieved on 2006-10-12.
