Krishnapatnam lighthouse station is about 20 km from Nellore railway station. There is an all weather road upto the port. The light house is situated close to Krishnapattanam port-on the northern banks of River Kandeleru(also known as Upputeru).The anchorage is about 2 km in to sea and the cargo is loaded in to the ships by lighterage. It was a busy port till 1960s.The Kandeler river has appreciable depth of the water and is connected to Buckingham canal which was the main link for the transportation of cargo to Madras in the by gone period. The lighthouse trestle was constructed during 1940’s. A wick lamp was xhibited for some period ; it was replaced by battery operated lamp in the course of time. It was a fixed light and was mainly meant for ships to anchor in front of the mouths of the river. This light was discontinued following heavy erosion and damage to the structure in 1970s.The present Lighthouse tower was constructed during 1976-78 and the equipment supplied by M/s J. Stone India, Calcutta, was installed on this tower. The lighthouse was commissioned into service on11th May 1978.The Radio Beacon equipment, supplied by M/s MACE, Visakhapatnam, transmitting at 289 kHz was installed and put on the Air on 30th June 1991. The DGPS equipment manufactured by M/s Leica Geo Systems,U.S.A. andsupplied by M/s. Elcom Marine,Mumbai was integrated on 30thApril2003 converting Radio Beacon to DGPS station. The old Transmitters were replaced by`Leica’ transmitters on 31st July 2003.
Location : Krishnapatnam LH,
Po..muttukur
Nellore - 524344
State: Andhrapradesh
Phone: +91-861–2374529
Krishnapatnam Lighthouse
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Position : 14o 15.2’ N 80o 07.7’ E
Characteristic : flash (3) White every 15 Sec
Tower Colour : Black &White bands
Tower : 30m high Circular Masonry Tower
Height above MSL : 35m
Range : 18 NM
Optical Equip : 300 mm 4th order revolving optic 2 x 3 panel inside 2.4m dia lantern house (J Stone India)
Illuminant : 110V 1500W Incandescent lamp
Source of Energy : Mains supply 440V 50 Hz (Standby gensets provided)
Commensed year : 1940
Subsequent Innovations : 1978, 1991, 2003
