Billerbek lighthouse

Billerbek fire (demolished)
	The identical twin tower Unterfeuer Wittenbergen
Place:	frond
Location:	Elbe bank
Geographical location:	53 ° 34 '4 " N , 9 ° 43' 59" E Coordinates: 53 ° 34 '4 " N , 9 ° 43' 59" E
Height of tower base:	0.5 m above sea level NN
Fire carrier height :	30th
Fire height :	30th
Identifier :	Ubr.
Scope knows:	16 nm (29.6 km )
Optics:	Headlight lenses
Operating mode:	Liquid gas
Function:	Leading light
Construction time:	1899/1900
Operating time:	1900-1960

The lighthouse Billerbek in Wedel made 1900-1960 along with the lighthouse Tinsdal the leading lights line Billerbek- Tinsdal for Elbe -propelled ships in Hamburg .

The construction of the 30 meter high steel lattice tower began in 1899, at the same time as the structurally identical Wittenbergen lighthouse , 730 meters away from the Tinsdal lighthouse above the old Tinsdal powder factory. When it went into operation, it replaced the Schulau lightship . The tower at position 53 ° 34 'N 9 ° 44' E had the German beacon number 1018 (international Lfv. 1929).

From 1900 to 1927 the tower was known to seafarers due to its color as a white tower through a notification from the Reichsmarinamt . Then it got its typical red stripes for lighthouses. Also in 1927 the exchange of the 30 m above sea level took place. NN located kerosene lamp with a belt optics IV. Order against a completely glazed liquid gas lantern with headlight lenses.

The Billerbek beacon ceased operations on January 1, 1960, and the tower was later demolished.

Web links

Billerbeck. Förderverein Leuchtturm Roter Sand eV, accessed on December 22, 2014 (with illustration).
German lighthouses on historical postcards (449). Billerbeck. (JPG) In: My lighthouse page. Klaus Hülse, accessed on December 17, 2014 (postcard “Lighthouse near Schulau”).
Billerbeck beacon. In: Sea marks on the North and Baltic Seas. Gerd Liedtke, accessed on December 17, 2014 (with illustration).