Southampton Shoals Light (CA)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| Year | Characteristic | Reference Number |
| Missing light lists prior to 1906 | ||
| 1906 | F W. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 40 |
| Missing light lists for 1907-1910 | ||
| 1911 | F W. W13. | USLHS Light List (16th-18th): NA |
| Missing light lists for 1912-1913 | ||
| 1914 | F W. W13. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 51 |
| Missing light lists for 1915-1929 | ||
| 1930-1933 | Fl W 3s. W12. fl 0.3. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 138 |
| Missing light lists for 1934-1944 | ||
| 1945 | Fl W 4s. W13. fl 1. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 426 |
| Missing light lists for 1946-1949 | ||
| 1950-1951 | Fl W 4s. W13. fl 1. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 426 |
| 1952-1956 | Fl W 4s. fl 1. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 440 |
| 1957-1959 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 436 | |
| 1960 | Fl W 15s. fl 2. | |
| 1961-1963 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 436 | |
| 1964-1971 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 795 | |
| 1972 | Fl W 5s. | |
| 1973 | Fl W 5s. W15. | |
| 1974 | Iso R 6s. R6. | |
| 1975-1984 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 716 | |
| 1985 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 716 | |
| 1986 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 5480 | |
| 1988 | ||
| 1990 | ||
| Missing light lists for 1991-2003 | ||
| 2004 | Iso R 6s. R6. | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 5480 |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| Year | Optic | Tower Height | Focal Plane | Description | Reference Number |
| Missing light lists prior to 1906 | |||||
| 1906 | Lens Lantern | NA | 52 | Black cylindrical lantern on a white, two-story, frame dwelling with red roof, dormers, and green window blinds, on a foundation of eleven, black, foundation cylinders. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 40 |
| Missing light lists for 1907-1910 | |||||
| 1911 | 5th | NA | NA | White. Square wooden building, on 11 iron piers. | USLHS Light List (16th-18th): NA |
| Missing light lists for 1912-1913 | |||||
| 1914 | NA | NA | 52 | White; square wooden building. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 51 |
| Missing light lists for 1915-1929 | |||||
| 1930-1933 | 5 a | NA | 52 | White square wooden building on piers. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 138 |
| Missing light lists for 1934-1944 | |||||
| 1945 | 5 e | NA | 52 | White square wooden building on piers. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 426 |
| Missing light lists for 1946-1949 | |||||
| 1950-1951 | 5 e | NA | 52 | White square wooden building on piers. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 426 |
| 1952-1956 | NA | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 440 | |||
| 1957-1959 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 436 | ||||
| 1960 | 32 | White cylindrial tower. | |||
| 1961 | Tower. | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 436 | |||
| 1962-1963 | White cyclindrical tower. | ||||
| 1964-1974 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 795 | ||||
| 1975-1984 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 716 | ||||
| 1985 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 716 | ||||
| 1986 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 5480 | ||||
| 1988 | |||||
| 1990 | |||||
| Missing light lists for 1991-2003 | |||||
| 2004 | NA | NA | 32 | White cyclindrical tower. | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 5480 |
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1905-Present (Approximate location: Modern light is on the pilings of the original 1905 lighthouse.) |