The lighthouse components were delivered from
Birmingham, United Kingdom by
Chance Brothers and Co. Limited Lighthouse Engineers and Constructors in 1915. with much of its light in the early years was generated using
kerosene. The site for Batu Tinagat Lighthouse was chosen from the recommendations of Captain
Frederick Charles Learmonth from HMS
Merlin, a Survey Vessel, doing naval cartography for the
British Admiralty. Captain Learmonth acted also as technical advisor for the lighthouse. Following
World War II, the lighthouse wall was damaged by the effects of aircraft machine gun attacks by either the
Japanese or
Allied forces. == See also ==