Hog Island Shoal Light

File:Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse RI.JPG
Location	Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Coordinates
Year first constructed	1886
Year first lit	1901
Automated	1964
Foundation	Cast iron & granite caisson
Construction	Cast iron
Tower shape	Sparkplug lighthouse
Markings / pattern	White conical tower on black cylindrical pier
Height	60 feet (18 m)
Focal height	54 feet (16 m)
Original lens	5th order Fresnel lens 1901
Current lens	9.8 inches (250 mm)
Range	12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)
Characteristic	Isophase White, 6 seconds
Fog signal	Horn, 2 blasts every 30 seconds VHF radio activated
Admiralty number	J0570
ARLHS number	USA-373
USCG number	1-18145
Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
File:Hog Island Shoal Light in 2007.jpg
Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse as seen from a boat
Built	1901
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Other
MPS	Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
NRHP Reference #	88000282
Added to NRHP	March 30, 1988

Hog Island Shoal Light, built in 1901, is a sparkplug lighthouse on a shoal off of Hog Island, Rhode Island. It is located about 600 feet (180 m) southeast of the island, at the entrance to Mount Hope Bay. It stands on a circular concrete foundation set in about 10 feet (3.0 m) of water, and rising about 6 feet (1.8 m) above the water line. It was built to replace a light ship, and was the last light station formally established in the state. The lighthouse was automated in 1964. In 1988 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. In 2006 the lighthouse was auctioned by the GSA as government surplus to a private buyer.

The light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island