Cape Columbine is the site of the last manned lighthouse built on the South African coast. It is the 1st.
Lighthouse usually sighted by shipping coming from Europe. The opening ceremony was fittingly performed at sunset on the 1st of October 1936 by Mrs. H.C. Cooper, wife of the designer and builder Mr. H.C. Cooper, the 1st lighthouse engineer for the Cape Colonial Government.
Date of installation: 1 October 1936
Character of light: 1 white flash every 15 seconds
Type of light: Revolving – electric
Candlepower: 5 040 000 c.d
Range: 32 sea miles
Height of focal plane: 80 meter above high water
Structure: 15m square masonry tower – painted white
Position: Latitude 32d 48′ 39″ S | Longitude 17d 51′ 23″ E
NOTE: No lives were lost on the occasions of the above wrecks