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MarkC
Jun 2, 2005, 1:39:20 AM6/2/05
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I was told that this is a ship's left side navagation light. Does
anybody have any idea of what type and year of ship that this came from?
I had thought it was a railroad light so that is why I put the word
'train' in the URL. Thanks for any help.
anybody have any idea of what type and year of ship that this came from?
I had thought it was a railroad light so that is why I put the word
'train' in the URL. Thanks for any help.
Pictures can be seen at this page:
http://community.webtv.net/markcharles/train
Brian Bosley
Jun 4, 2005, 8:02:25 AM6/4/05
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"MarkC" <markc...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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can think of. The left side nav light of a ship is a red lensed
light showing over an arc of 112.5 degrees. That light looks to
be about 60 degrees, and I am assuming the lens is red. Your
original thought about a railroad light might be correct,
although the semi permanent fixing arrangement is a puzzle. A
caboose light maybe??
Brian
James Robinson
Jun 4, 2005, 9:52:01 AM6/4/05
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Brian Bosley wrote:
>
> "MarkC" wrote:
> >
> > I was told that this is a ship's left side navagation light.
> > Does anybody have any idea of what type and year of ship that
> > this came from?
> > I had thought it was a railroad light so that is why I put the
> > word 'train' in the URL. Thanks for any help.
> >
>
> "MarkC" wrote:
> >
> > I was told that this is a ship's left side navagation light.
> > Does anybody have any idea of what type and year of ship that
> > this came from?
> > I had thought it was a railroad light so that is why I put the
> > word 'train' in the URL. Thanks for any help.
> >
> > http://community.webtv.net/markcharles/train
> >
> From what I can see, it doesn't look like any ships light that I
> can think of. The left side nav light of a ship is a red lensed
> light showing over an arc of 112.5 degrees. That light looks to
> be about 60 degrees, and I am assuming the lens is red. Your
> original thought about a railroad light might be correct,
> although the semi permanent fixing arrangement is a puzzle. A
> caboose light maybe??
> >
> From what I can see, it doesn't look like any ships light that I
> can think of. The left side nav light of a ship is a red lensed
> light showing over an arc of 112.5 degrees. That light looks to
> be about 60 degrees, and I am assuming the lens is red. Your
> original thought about a railroad light might be correct,
> although the semi permanent fixing arrangement is a puzzle. A
> caboose light maybe??
I can't think of anything on a railroad that looks like that, either on
a train or beside the tracks. It is possible that some small railroad
adapted a light used for something else for an application they needed,
but I doubt it.
When this was posted in a railroad group, I was so sure it wasn't a
railroad lamp, that I suggested a navigation light. Nothing on a
railroad uses that style of lens. Train signals tend to be focussed and
aimed down a track, so they don't need the spread offered by that lens.
Maybe we can blame it on aviation. Perhaps a runway marker light?
Brian Bosley
Jun 4, 2005, 5:54:30 PM6/4/05
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"James Robinson" <was...@212.com> wrote in message
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lower and frangible. That one certainly has the robust look and
style of a marine nav light (particularly the lens) but I can't
place it.
Brian Bailey
Jun 7, 2005, 9:27:48 PM6/7/05
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??????Definitely not aviation. Airport lighting is omni directional,
lower and frangible. That one certainly has the robust look and
style of a marine nav light (particularly the lens) but I can't
place it.
<<<<<<<<
lower and frangible. That one certainly has the robust look and
style of a marine nav light (particularly the lens) but I can't
place it.
<<<<<<<<
Perhaps a drawbridge channel marker light?
--- Brian
Bill
Jul 9, 2005, 2:11:22 PM7/9/05
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Almost certainly this light would be found in the "draw of a bridge",
they are mounted on the fender system to mark the channel near the water
level. Additionally, the bridge would be marked on it's centerline
(green) and on the channel limits (red) usually co-inciding with the
greatest vertical clearance.
Had this light been a combination lamp with 2 red surfaces and two green
surfaces, it would have topped a "swing bridge". A swing bridge will
show a red toplight when closed to marine traffic and green when open
for transit.
they are mounted on the fender system to mark the channel near the water
level. Additionally, the bridge would be marked on it's centerline
(green) and on the channel limits (red) usually co-inciding with the
greatest vertical clearance.
Had this light been a combination lamp with 2 red surfaces and two green
surfaces, it would have topped a "swing bridge". A swing bridge will
show a red toplight when closed to marine traffic and green when open
for transit.
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