New London Harbor (Connecticut)

Historical Light List Characteristics

1839 F W. W18. USLHE Light List (US): 81
1849 USLHE Light List (US): 84
1858 F W. W14. LHB Light List (US): 128
1860 LHB Light List (US): 116
1865-1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 116
1868 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 117
1870 F W. W15. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 121
1878-1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 153
1886 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 160
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 168
1893 F WR. W15, R15. Red sector between N. 7/8 E. and NE. 5/8 E. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 182
1898 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 215
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 220
1905 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 238
1908 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 253
1915 Fl WR 4s. W15, R15. fl 0.4. R000°-041°(41°), W041°-000°(319°). USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 331
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 343
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 362
1927 Fl WR 4s. W15, R13. fl 0.4. R000°-041°(41°), W041°-000°(319°). USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 370
1931 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 427
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 488
1940 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 470
1943 Fl WR 4s. W13, R10. fl 0.4. R000°-041°(41°), W041°-000°(319°). USCG Light List (Atlantic): 601
1945-1947
1950-1952 Fl WR 4s. W15, R15. fl 1. R000°-041°(41°), W041°-000°(319°).
1953-1955 USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 738
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 804
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 804
1963-1965
1966 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1007
1969-1972
1973-1975 Fl WR 4s. W13, R10. fl 1. R000°-041°(41°), W041°-000°(319°).
1976-1979 Iso WR 6s. W14, R11. R000°-041°(41°), W041°-000°(319°).
1982
1987 Iso WR 6s. W16, R14. R000°-041°(41°), W041°-000°(319°). USCG Light List - Vol. I: 20840
1990-1991 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 20565
1992 Iso WR 6s. W17, R14. R000°-041°(41°), W041°-000°(319°).
1993-1996 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 21845
2004

Historical Light List Optics and Structures

1839 11 Lamps / 14" Refl. 80 111 N/A USLHE Light List (US): 81
1849 USLHE Light List (US): 84
1858 4th 83 86 LHB Light List (US): 128
1860 LHB Light List (US): 116
1865 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 116
1866
1868 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 117
1870 A stone tower; keeper's dwelling, painted drab, attached. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 121
1878 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 153
1879 85 90
1886 White tower, attached to drab dwelling. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 160
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 168
1893 White stone tower attached to white dwelling. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 182
1898 883/4 White stone tower attached to white dwelling. Fog-signal building about 120 feet WSW. from tower. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 215
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 220
1905 White, stone tower attached to white dwelling. Fog-signal and other buildings northerly of tower. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 238
1908 4 iov White, stone tower attached to white dwelling; fog-signal and other buildings N'ly of tower. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 253
1915 N/A 90 89 White; octagonal, pyramidal tower attached to dwelling. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 331
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 343
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 362
1927 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 370
1931 4 a White, octagonal, pyramidal tower attached to dwelling. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 427
1935 White, octagonal, pyramidal tower. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 488
1940 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 470
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 601
1945-1947
1950-1952 4 e
1953-1955 N/A N/A USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 738
1957
1959-1960 White, octagonal pyramidal tower. USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 804
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 804
1963-1965
1966 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1007
1969-1979
1982
1987 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 20840
1990-1992 White octagonal pyramidal tower. USCG Light List - Vol. I: 20565
1993-1996 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 21845
2004

Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals

1858 Whistle None LHB Light List (US): 128
1860 LHB Light List (US): 116
1865 Whistle sounded during fogs at intervals of 14 seconds; duration of each blast 6 seconds, produced by caloric engine. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 116
1866 Trumpet sounded during fogs at intervals of 14 seconds; duration of each blast 6 seconds, produced by caloric engine.
1868 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 117
1870 A trumpet sounding 6 seconds at intervals of 14 seconds. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 121
1878 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 153
1879 A 3d-class fog-trumpet, giving blasts of 6 seconds at intervals of 14 seconds.
1886 1st-class Daboll trumpet; blasts 6 sec., intervals 30 sec. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 160
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 168
1893 1st-class Daboll trumpet; blasts 6 sec., silent intervals 30 sec. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 182
1898 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 215
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 220
1905 1st-class compressed-air siren; blasts 3 sec., silent intervals 30 sec. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 238
1908 2nd-class Daboll trumpet; blasts 3 sec., silent intervals 30 sec. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 253
1915 None USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 331
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 343
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 362
1927 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 370
1931 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 427
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 488
1940 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 470
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 601
1945-1947
1950-1952
1953-1955 USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 738
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 804
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 804
1963-1965
1966 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1007
1969-1979
1982
1987 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 20840
1990-1992 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 20565
1993-1996 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 21845
2004
1761 - Present (Exact location of current 1801 lighthouse. Location of original 1761 is assumed to be close.)