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After reading the cited reference I concluded that the crash had no real connection with the Rock -- it was assumed to have taken place 77 miles south of the Irish coast. The only reason Fastnet Rock appears in the report is that it is the southwestern most point in Ireland, and, therefore, anything that takes place in a large area of the Atlantic can be conveniently described as "off Fastnet Rock".
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Given that 80% of this article is about the two lighthouses, I have boldly moved to Fastnet Lighthouse. — Martin ( MSGJ · talk) 14:25, 2 March 2021 (UTC)
A caption posted with an old black and white photo of the Fastnet lighthouse claims that it was taken before 1881, because, according to the caption, that is when the lighthouse was destroyed. However, the article does not specify when the first lighthouse was destroyed. The article does however mention a "nearby Calf tower" that was destroyed in 1881. Presumably Calf tower was on nearby West Calf Island. The article mentions that the same storm that destroyed the Calf tower broke the glass in the first Fastnet lantern, suggesting that the first Fastnet lighthouse survived the storm mostly intact. Since the second Fastnet lighthouse was not built on the exact spot of the first lighthouse, the two towers could have stood simultaneously for years, or even decades, before the first tower was demolished. This page actually includes photos showing the two towers standing side by side in 1907: https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/find/Searcy/page:362 The fact that the Second Fastnet lighthouse is not visible in the incorrectly dated photo suggests that work on the second lighthouse either had not started, or, more likely, was in its early stages when the photo was taken. The photo looks too crisp and modern to have been taken before 1881. In particular, very few cameras of that era were equipped with plates sensitive enough to capture waves without blurring, especially if the camera was on a moving ship, as seems likely. Probably, the date of the photo is closer to 1900, by which time cameras had greatly improved, and work on the second lighthouse was in its early phase. 63.157.251.26 ( talk) 03:13, 4 April 2023 (UTC)
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After reading the cited reference I concluded that the crash had no real connection with the Rock -- it was assumed to have taken place 77 miles south of the Irish coast. The only reason Fastnet Rock appears in the report is that it is the southwestern most point in Ireland, and, therefore, anything that takes place in a large area of the Atlantic can be conveniently described as "off Fastnet Rock".
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Given that 80% of this article is about the two lighthouses, I have boldly moved to Fastnet Lighthouse. — Martin ( MSGJ · talk) 14:25, 2 March 2021 (UTC)
A caption posted with an old black and white photo of the Fastnet lighthouse claims that it was taken before 1881, because, according to the caption, that is when the lighthouse was destroyed. However, the article does not specify when the first lighthouse was destroyed. The article does however mention a "nearby Calf tower" that was destroyed in 1881. Presumably Calf tower was on nearby West Calf Island. The article mentions that the same storm that destroyed the Calf tower broke the glass in the first Fastnet lantern, suggesting that the first Fastnet lighthouse survived the storm mostly intact. Since the second Fastnet lighthouse was not built on the exact spot of the first lighthouse, the two towers could have stood simultaneously for years, or even decades, before the first tower was demolished. This page actually includes photos showing the two towers standing side by side in 1907: https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/find/Searcy/page:362 The fact that the Second Fastnet lighthouse is not visible in the incorrectly dated photo suggests that work on the second lighthouse either had not started, or, more likely, was in its early stages when the photo was taken. The photo looks too crisp and modern to have been taken before 1881. In particular, very few cameras of that era were equipped with plates sensitive enough to capture waves without blurring, especially if the camera was on a moving ship, as seems likely. Probably, the date of the photo is closer to 1900, by which time cameras had greatly improved, and work on the second lighthouse was in its early phase. 63.157.251.26 ( talk) 03:13, 4 April 2023 (UTC)