Tourelle de la Plate
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| Place: | Raz de Sein, France | |
| Location: | Finistère , Brittany , France | |
| Geographical location: | 48 ° 2 '21 " N , 4 ° 45' 35" W | |
| Height of tower base: | 0 m | |
| Fire height : | 9 m | |
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| Scope knows: | 8 nm (14.8 km ) | |
| Function: | Shipping signs | |
| Operating time: | 1896 | |
The Tourelle de la Plate (also called la Petite Vieille , 'the little old one') is a navigation mark completed in 1896 next to the Phare de la Vieille in the Finistère department in Brittany . "Tourelle" (small tower / turret) is the common name in the French seaman's language for navigation signs in the form of small, non-floating towers, a special form of beacons .
On June 5, 1886, it was decided to build another nautical mark next to the La Vieille lighthouse . A few months after completion of the construction, the Tourelle was so badly damaged by a storm on December 4, 1896 that the repair work dragged on until 1910. On August 31, 1911, a solid, green oil vapor light was installed.
Present role
The Tourelle de la Plate now takes on the role of Cardinal West (yellow-black-yellow; two black cones point to each other, groups of 9 lightning bolts), which draws attention to a danger zone east of the navigation mark.
