History Danger Point Lighthouse
plaque commemorating sinking of birkenhead, affixed danger point lighthouse.
the troopship hms birkenhead wrecked off danger point in 1852. barely visible rock (now aptly named birkenhead rock) 1.679 kilometres (1.043 mi) danger point, fatal troopship carrying young welsh , scottish soldiers , officers , family on way eastern cape fight xhosa. birkenhead became famous because first shipwreck women , children first protocol applied. women , children saved of men perished.
more 140 ships have been wrecked , thousands of lives lost between danger point , cape infanta, east of gansbaai. in 1895, danger point lighthouse built, providing more security ships in these dangerous waters.
a lighthouse commission of 1890 stressed need light @ danger point , in may 1892 engineer w t douglass submitted report on lighthouse @ danger point. light first exhibited on 1 january 1895.
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