III. PILE SUPPORTED STRUCTURES 

 I, Diamond Shoals Light Station— Cape Hatteras, North CaroHna. 



Figure 46. Aerial view of Diamond Shoals Light Station. 



a. Construction. 



(1) Completed. October 1966. 



(2) Type. Pile-supported jacket-type structure (Fig. 46). Steel piles driven through a 

 prefabricated steel-trussed template. Superstructure of prefabricated sections. 



(3) Purpose. Aid to navigation (replace lightship). 



b. Owner. U.S. Coast Guard, Fifth Coast Guard District, 431 Crawford Street, 

 Portsmouth, Virginia 23704. 



c. Location. Atlantic Ocean about 13 miles east -southeast of Cape Hatteras, North 

 Carolina. 



Latitude: 35°09'l2"N. - Longitude: 75°17'48"W. 



d. Physical Environment. 



(1) Open Ocean Environment. Historically known as one of the most severe weather 

 areas of the U.S. east coast. Structure is exposed to ocean winds and waves from all 

 directions. Waves from northwest are generally smaller because of shoals and limited ocean 

 fetch. 



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