Hog Island Shoal Light

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{{Infobox lighthouse

| image_name = Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse RI.JPG

| location = Portsmouth, Rhode Island

| coordinates = {{coord|41|37|56.3|N|71|16|23.6|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| yearbuilt = 1886

| yearlit = 1901

| automated = 1964

| foundation = Cast iron & granite caisson

| construction = Cast iron

| shape = Sparkplug lighthouse

| marking = White conical tower on black cylindrical pier

| height = {{convert|60|ft}}

| focalheight = {{convert|54|ft}}

| lens = 5th order Fresnel lens 1901 (original), {{convert|250|mm|disp=flip}} (current)

| range = {{convert|12|nmi}}

| characteristic = Isophase White, 6 seconds

| fogsignal = Horn, 2 blasts every 30 seconds
VHF radio activated

| module = {{Infobox NRHP

| embed = yes

| name = Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse

| image = Hog Island Shoal Light in 2007.jpg

| caption = Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse as seen from a boat

| built = 1901

| added = March 30, 1988

| mpsub = Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR

| refnum = 88000282 {{NRISref|2007a}}

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Hog Island Shoal Light, built in 1901, is a sparkplug lighthouse on a shoal off of Hog Island, Rhode Island.{{cite uscgll|1|2012|171}}{{cite uscghist|RI}}{{cite rowlett|ri|date=2012-10-31}} It is located about {{convert|600|ft|m}} southeast of the island, at the entrance to Mount Hope Bay. It stands on a circular concrete foundation set in about {{convert|10|ft|m}} of water, and rising about {{convert|6|ft|m}} above the water line. It was built to replace a light ship, and was the last light station formally established in the state.{{cite web|url=http://www.preservation.ri.gov/pdfs_zips_downloads/national_pdfs/statewide/lighthouses-of-ri_mps.pdf|title=Lighthouses of Rhode Island MPS|publisher=Rhode Island Preservation|accessdate=2014-11-03}} The lighthouse was automated in 1964. In 1988 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. In 2006 the lighthouse was auctioned by the GSA as government surplus to a private buyer.