1908
November 1910
South Africa
3rd order
Fixed
Active
white neon light, 2.5 s on, 1.5 s off.
Round stone built 13m high tower with gallery, unpainted; lantern removed.
A small dockyard facility was first established in Simon’s Bay by the Dutch East India Company in 1743, and then taken over by the British Royal Navy in the 1790s. In 1885, the government of the Cape Colony transferred the assets of the Simon’s Bay Dock and Patent Slip Company to the British Admiralty for use as a naval base. It soon became clear that more space would be needed to accommodate the requirements of a modern navy, and in 1900 the construction of a new harbor, drydock, and breakwater began.
South African Navy
South African Navy
Closed
Closed
34°11'14.0"S 18°26'26.6"E
Image: https://www.lighthousessouthafrica.com/simons-town-dockyard.html
Site and tower closed, but there are good views from shore. ARLHS SAF-069; Admiralty D6144; NGA 112-32300.