The 600-class Lightship represented 130 years of experience in the construction of Lightships. The 605 carries a pair of 375 mm 500,000 candlepower lenses mounted one on top of the another on the foremast - one as the primary light, the other as a backup. The light was visible for up to 23 miles from the ship's station. The ship is also equipped with a pair of diaphone fog signals, a radio beacon antenna, and radar.
Semaphore Signaling was also used at
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