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{{Infobox lighthouse | {{Infobox lighthouse | ||
| name = Prong’s | | name = Prong’s Lighthouse<br>''Colaba Point'' | ||
| | | image = Bombay Harbour. Prong's Lighthouse - 25 April 1874. (12488175835).jpg | ||
| image_width = | | image_width = | ||
| caption = Photo of the lighthouse taken on 5 April 1874. | | caption = Photo of the lighthouse taken on 5 April 1874. | ||
| location = [[Mumbai]], [[India]] | | location = [[Mumbai]], [[India]] | ||
| coordinates = {{coord|18.879238|N|72.799750|E|display=inline,title}} | |||
| yearbuilt = 1844 (first) | |||
| yearlit = 1871 (current) | |||
| automated = | |||
| coordinates = {{coord|18.879238|N|72.799750|E|display=inline,title}} | |||
| yearbuilt = 1844 (first) | |||
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| yeardeactivated = | | yeardeactivated = | ||
| foundation = | | foundation = | ||
| construction = stone tower | | construction = stone tower | ||
| shape = tapered cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern | | shape = tapered cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern | ||
| marking = black basement, white tower witn a horizontal red band, white lantern | | marking = black basement, white tower witn a horizontal red band, white lantern | ||
| height = {{convert|41|m|ft}} | | height = {{convert|41|m|ft}} | ||
| focalheight = {{convert|41|m|ft}} | | focalheight = {{convert|41|m|ft}} | ||
| lens = 1st order Fresnel lens | | lens = 1st order Fresnel lens | ||
| lightsource = | | lightsource = | ||
| intensity = | | intensity = | ||
| range = {{convert|23|nmi}}<ref>[http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=282&Module_id=16&LocationId=4&LangId=1 Prong’s Reef Lighthouse] ''Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships''</ref> | | range = {{convert|23|nmi}}<ref>[http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=282&Module_id=16&LocationId=4&LangId=1 Prong’s Reef Lighthouse] ''Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships''</ref> | ||
| characteristic = Fl W 10s. | | characteristic = Fl W 10s. | ||
| fogsignal = | | fogsignal = | ||
| racon | | racon = | ||
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| managingagent = Mumbai Port Trust<ref>{{cite rowlett|indw|accessdate=February 9, 2016}}</ref> | |||
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| managingagent = Mumbai Port Trust<ref>{{cite rowlett|indw|accessdate=February 9, 2016}}</ref> | |||
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}} | }} | ||
'''Prong's Lighthouse''' is a [[lighthouse]] situated at the southernmost point of [[Bombay]] (now Mumbai), India in the [[Colaba]] ([[Navy Nagar]]) area. It was built in 1875 by [[Thomas Ormiston]] at the cost of Rs. 620255.<ref name=dna2005>{{cite news|title=Darkness dawns on city's lighthouses|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_darkness-dawns-on-city-s-lighthouses_1108|accessdate=19 April 2011|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=3 September 2005}}</ref> It is a 41 meters high circular tower with a 23-meter range<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=282&Module_id=16&LocationId=4&LangId=1|title=LightHouse: Directorate General of Lighthouses & Lightships|website=www.dgll.nic.in|access-date=2019-04-15}}</ref> and the beam can be seen at a distance of {{convert|30|km|mi}}. It is one of three lighthouses of the city. The tower is painted in three horizontal bands, red, white, and black respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mumbaiport.gov.in/writereaddata/linkimages/5602115689.pdf|title=Prongs reef lighthouse|access-date=2019-04-15}}</ref> The lighthouse had a cannon during British rule to secure the bay. The lighthouse has restricted access as it is under military land. It is only accessible during [[low tide]] with special permission from the [[Indian Navy]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Tindall |first1=Gilian |title=City of gold |date=1 June 1992 |publisher=Penguin Books |location=Mumbai }}</ref> | '''Prong's Lighthouse''' is a [[lighthouse]] situated at the southernmost point of [[Bombay]] (now Mumbai), India in the [[Colaba]] ([[Navy Nagar]]) area. It was built in 1875 by [[Thomas Ormiston]] at the cost of Rs. 620255.<ref name=dna2005>{{cite news|title=Darkness dawns on city's lighthouses|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_darkness-dawns-on-city-s-lighthouses_1108|accessdate=19 April 2011|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=3 September 2005}}</ref> It is a 41 meters high circular tower with a 23-meter range<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=282&Module_id=16&LocationId=4&LangId=1|title=LightHouse: Directorate General of Lighthouses & Lightships|website=www.dgll.nic.in|access-date=2019-04-15}}</ref> and the beam can be seen at a distance of {{convert|30|km|mi}}. It is one of three lighthouses of the city. The tower is painted in three horizontal bands, red, white, and black respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mumbaiport.gov.in/writereaddata/linkimages/5602115689.pdf|title=Prongs reef lighthouse|access-date=2019-04-15|archive-date=15 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415095623/http://www.mumbaiport.gov.in/writereaddata/linkimages/5602115689.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The lighthouse had a cannon during British rule to secure the bay. The lighthouse has restricted access as it is under military land. It is only accessible during [[low tide]] with special permission from the [[Indian Navy]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Tindall |first1=Gilian |title=City of gold |date=1 June 1992 |publisher=Penguin Books |location=Mumbai }}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouses/74_1_LightHouses.aspx Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships] | *[http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouses/74_1_LightHouses.aspx Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships] | ||
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