Mobile Point (Alabama)

Historical Light List Characteristics

1839 Fl W 180s. W20. USLHE Light List (US): 225
1849 Fl W 60s. W18. USLHE Light List (US): 209
1858 Fl W 60s. W13. LHB Light List (US): 325
1860 F W. W13. LHB Light List (US): 310
1865 F W. W5. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 315
1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 319
1868 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 321
1870 F W. W9. Arc illuminated S. 67 E. by S'd to N. 56 W. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 320
1878 F R. R12. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 408
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 422
1886 F R. R111/4. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 544
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 578
1893 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 780
1898 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 924
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 934
1905 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 1115
1908 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 1232
1915 F R. R9. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1752
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1887
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1967
1927 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2171
1931 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2632
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 3439
1943 F R. R12. Visible around the horizon. F R. Visible on range line only. USCG Light List (Atlantic): 3696
1945-1947
1950-1952 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 3560.5
1953-1955 F R. Visible around horizon. F R. R12. Visible 3° each side of centerline of channel. USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 5440
1957 USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 5400
1959-1960 F R. Visible around horizon. F R. R12. Visible 003° each side of centerline of channel. USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 6419
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 6419
1963
1965-1966
1969-1970 Fl W 10s. W17. Aircraft warning light shows F. R. USCG Light List - Vol. II: 154
1972
1973-1974 Fl W 10s. W27. Aircraft warning light shows F. R.
1976 Fl W 10s. W24. Aircraft warning light shows F. R.
1978
1982
1990 USCG Light List - Vol. IV: 220
2004 Fl W 10s. W24. USCG Light List - Vol. IV: 4960

Historical Light List Optics and Structures

1839 21 Lamps / 14" Refl. 40 55 N/A USLHE Light List (US): 225
1849 21 Lamps / 16" Refl. USLHE Light List (US): 209
1858 4th 53 58 LHB Light List (US): 325
1860 LHB Light List (US): 310
1865 6th 25 25 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 315
1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 319
1868 Temporary wooden open frame structure. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 321
1870 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 320
1878 4th 30 50 On an iron tower southwest lunette of Fort Morgan. Frame dwelling, painted white, outside of lunette. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 408
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 422
1886 A black tower, on S. W. lunette of Fort Morgan. White dwelling outside. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 544
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 578
1893 49 Black tower. White dwelling outside of fort. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 780
1898 Pyramidal, brown, skeleton tower, upper part inclosed. White dwelling outside of fort. Oil house in rear of dwelling. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 924
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 934
1905 Brown, pyramidal, skeleton tower, upper part inclosed. White dwelling outside of fort. Oilhouse to eastward of dwelling. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 1115
1908 Brown, pyramidal, skeleton tower, upper part inclosed; white dwelling outside of fort; oilhouse to E'd of dwelling. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 1232
1915 N/A 35 Brown; pyramidal, skeleton; upper part inclosed. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1752
1917 Brown; pyramidal structure; upper part inclosed. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1887
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1967
1927 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2171
1931 4 o Brown pyramidal structure, upper part inclosed. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2632
1935 4 ei USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 3439
1943 4 e N/A Brown skeleton structure, slatted daymark on range face. USCG Light List (Atlantic): 3696
1945-1947
1950-1952 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 3560.5
1953-1955 N/A USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 5440
1957 USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 5400
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 6419
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 6419
1963 White slatted daymark with black vertical stripe on brown skeleton structure.
1965-1966
1969-1970 N/A N/A 125 Red rectangular daymark on skeleton tower. On same structure and 55 feet above Mobile Point Range Rear Light. USCG Light List - Vol. II: 154
1972
1973 N/A
1974
1976
1978
1982 On skeleton tower.
1990 USCG Light List - Vol. IV: 220
2004 USCG Light List - Vol. IV: 4960

Historical Light List Other Signals

1927 None USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2171
1931 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2632
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 3439
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 3696
1945-1947
1950-1952 RADIOBEACON: Transmits on 300 kc, groups of dash, dot, dash, dot (). Antenna lead-in 110 feet 165° from light tower.
Special Radio Direction Finder Calibration Service (312 and 480 kHz, J3 , Special directional fixed white light of 200,000 cp. displayed from gallery of structure during daytime calibration, visible from 24° to 30°.).		 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 3560.5
1953-1955 RADIOBEACON: 300 kc (Code: ). Antenna 217 feet 133° from light tower.
Special Radio Direction Finder Calibration Service (312 and 480 kHz, J3 , Special directional fixed white light of 200,000 cp. displayed from gallery of structure during daytime calibration, visible from 24° to 30°.).		 USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 5440
1957 RADIOBEACON: 320 kc (Code: ). Antenna 217 feet 133° from light tower.
Special Radio Direction Finder Calibration Service (312 and 480 kHz, J3 , Special directional fixed white light of 200,000 cp. displayed from gallery of structure during daytime calibration, visible from 24° to 30°.).		 USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 5400
1959-1960 RADIOBEACON: 320 kc (Code: ). Antenna 217 feet 133° from light tower.
Special Radio Direction Finder Calibration Service (288 and 480 kHz, J3 , Special directional fixed white light of 200,000 cp displayed from gallery of structure during daytime calibration, visible from 24° to 30°.).		 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 6419
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 6419
1963 RADIOBEACON: Antenna 217 feet 133° from light tower.
Special Radio Direction Finder Calibration Service (288 and 480 kHz, J3 , Special directional fixed white light of 200,000 cp displayed from gallery of structure during daytime calibration, visible from 24° to 30°.).
1965-1966 RADIOBEACON: Antenna 217 feet 133° from light tower.
Special Radio Direction Finder Calibration Service (288 and 480 kHz, , Special directional fixed white light of 200,000 cp displayed from gallery of structure during daytime calibration, visible from 24° to 30°.).
1969-1970 RADIOBEACON: Antenna 345 feet 157° from light tower.
Special Radio Direction Finder Calibration Service (288 and 480 kHz, ).		 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 154
1972-1974
1976 RBN: 320 kHz () III. Antenna 345 feet 157° from light tower.
Special Radio Direction Finder Calibration Service (288 and 480 kHz, ).
1978 RBN: 300 kHz (). Antenna 345 feet 157° from light tower.
1982 RBN: 300 kHz C(). Antenna located 345 feet 157° from light tower.
Special Radio Direction Finder Calibration Service (288 and 480 kHz, J3 , Antenna located 345 feet 157° from light tower.).
1990 RBN: 300 kHz C(). Antenna located 345 feet, 157° from light tower. USCG Light List - Vol. IV: 220
2004 None USCG Light List - Vol. IV: 4960
1822 - 1863 (Approximate location.)
1864 - 1965 (Both the 1864 temporary light and 1873 tower were located on the southwest bastion of the fort.)
1966 - Present (Modern light.)