Moshchny (Lavensaari) Lighthouse
Also known as: Мощный, Лавенсаари
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- Russia
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RU · Alternative
- Лавенсаари
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The island, formerly known as Lavensaari, held only unlit daymarks until Finland — which controlled it from 1918 — built a lit beacon on the Kirkorvi spit in 1931; it became Soviet territory after the 1939-40 Winter War. The lighthouse supported major Baltic Fleet operations during WWII, including the Tallinn-Kronstadt evacuation, the withdrawal of the Hanko garrison, and a wartime ice road supplying island garrisons, and was destroyed by German bombing of the island's naval base. Rebuilt after the war as a 29 m red lattice metal tower with a radar transponder, it now shows a white flashing light to 15 miles.
This description is machine-translated and has not yet been reviewed.
The island, formerly known as Lavensaari, held only unlit daymarks until Finland — which controlled it from 1918 — built a lit beacon on the Kirkorvi spit in 1931; it became Soviet territory after the 1939-40 Winter War. The lighthouse supported major Baltic Fleet operations during WWII, including the Tallinn-Kronstadt evacuation, the withdrawal of the Hanko garrison, and a wartime ice road supplying island garrisons, and was destroyed by German bombing of the island's naval base. Rebuilt after the war as a 29 m red lattice metal tower with a radar transponder, it now shows a white flashing light to 15 miles.
This description is machine-translated and has not yet been reviewed.
The island, formerly known as Lavensaari, held only unlit daymarks until Finland — which controlled it from 1918 — built a lit beacon on the Kirkorvi spit in 1931; it became Soviet territory after the 1939-40 Winter War. The lighthouse supported major Baltic Fleet operations during WWII, including the Tallinn-Kronstadt evacuation, the withdrawal of the Hanko garrison, and a wartime ice road supplying island garrisons, and was destroyed by German bombing of the island's naval base. Rebuilt after the war as a 29 m red lattice metal tower with a radar transponder, it now shows a white flashing light to 15 miles.
Из книги «Маяки России» (2001)
Источник: Комарицын А. А., Корякин В. И., Романов В. Г. «Маяки России (исторические очерки)». СПб.: ГУНиО МО РФ, 2001 (доп. тираж 2005).
Установлен на северной оконечности одноименного острова, лежащего в Финском заливе между островами Гогланд и Сескар. Раньше остров был известен под названием Лавенсаари, образованным предположительно из финских слов “lavea” — широкий и “saari” — остров, видимо, из-за внушительных размеров по сравнению с близлежащими. Современное название этому участку суши Финского залива дано Ленинградским облисполкомом 27 мая 1950 года. К северу от острова выдается песчано-каменистая коса Киркорви. На ней в 1844 году была поставлена четырехугольная пирамида с черной крышей и флюгером на вершине. Она служила дневным ориентиром при плавании по Большому Корабельному фарватеру. Надзор за башней осуществляла полиция Выборгской губернии. В 1874 году она была перестроена, но внешний вид ее сохранился. В 1891 году башня развалилась от ветхости и на ее месте возвели деревянную восьмистороннюю пирамиду на каменном фундаменте. С севе-
ро-восточной и северо-западной сторон она была окрашена в белый цвет, а с противоположных сторон — в красный. Крыша у пирамиды была черной. Высота башни от уровня моря составляла 26,7 м, а от основания 24,3 м.
В марте 1918 года белофинны, стремясь поддержать блокирование германским флотом советских кораблей в Гельсингфорсе, захватили остров и вместе с ним маяк. На острове в районе маяка ими была развернута батарея, которая обстреливала наши корабли во время Ледового похода Балтийского флота. До 1939 года остров принадлежал Финляндии. В 1931 году финны построили на косе Киркорви световой маяк. Он представлял собой железную колонну высотой 3,7 м, на вершине которой был установлен фонарь с осветительным аппаратом, освещавшим белым, зеленым и красным огнями три сектора моря. Огни указывали положение острова и предупреждали мореплавателей о лавенсаар- Маяк Мощный ских мелях. 30 ноября 1939 года во время Советско-финляндской войны десант, высаженный отрядом кораблей Балтийского флота, занял остров Лавенсаари. По мирному договору от 12 марта 1940 года он стал территорией Советского Союза.
В годы Великой Отечественной войны маяк участвовал в навигационном обеспечении многих боевых операций Балтийского флота: в августе 1941 года — перехода отрядов кораблей из Таллина в Кронштадт; в декабре того же года — эвакуации гарнизона острова Ханко; в последующие годы войны — выхода наших кораблей и подводных лодок на боевые позиции. В 1942—1943 годах в районе маяка проходила ледовая трасса: маяк Шепелевский — остров Сескар — остров Лавенсаари, по ней осуществлялось снабжение наших войск, расположенных на островах. Балтийский флот прочно удерживал остров, прикрывая морские подступы к Ленинграду. Фашисты часто бомбили этот клочок земли, где была расположена Островная военно-морская база, и в результате маяк был полностью разрушен. Его выстроили заново вскоре после войны. В настоящее время он представляет собой красную ажурную восьмигранную металлическую башню высотой 29 м с фонарным сооружением, верхняя часть башни обшита полосовым железом. Светооптический аппарат светит белым проблесковым огнем на расстояние 15 миль. На маяке установлен радиолокационный маяк-ответчик.
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The island, formerly known as Lavensaari, held only unlit daymarks until Finland — which controlled it from 1918 — built a lit beacon on the Kirkorvi spit in 1931; it became Soviet territory after the 1939-40 Winter War. The lighthouse supported major Baltic Fleet operations during WWII, including the Tallinn-Kronstadt evacuation, the withdrawal of the Hanko garrison, and a wartime ice road supplying island garrisons, and was destroyed by German bombing of the island's naval base. Rebuilt after the war as a 29 m red lattice metal tower with a radar transponder, it now shows a white flashing light to 15 miles.
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- Location taxonomy Россия · Мощный (Лавенсаари) derived
- Location taxonomy Балтийское море · Мощный (Лавенсаари) derived
- Operational status active · Мощный (Лавенсаари) archive
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LUX Light Archive, Lighthouse record: "Moshchny (Lavensaari) Lighthouse", LUX-LH-000087, https://light.lux143.org/node/578/, accessed 2026-09-24, archive v0.24.572.
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- 27/05/2011 14:34:58 UTC
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