Hestskjær Lighthouse

Hestskjær Lighthouse
Hestskjær Lighthouse
Location Averøy, Norway
Year first constructed 1879
Automated 1986
Intensity 28,200 cd
Range 15 nmi

Hestskjær Lighthouse (Norwegian: Hestskjær fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in the municipality of Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. It was established in 1879, and automated in 1986.[1][2]

World War II

On 13 February 1944 the two ships SS Irma and SS Henry were sunk near Hestskjær.

References

  1. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. "Hestskjær fyr" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://snl.no/Hestskjær_fyr. Retrieved 17 December 2011. 
  2. ^ "Hestskjær fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. http://www.fyr.no/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=461:hestskjer-fyrstasjon&catid=104:more-og-romsdal&Itemid=585. Retrieved 17 December 2011.