Reedy Island (Delaware)
Historical Light List Characteristics
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
1849 | ? Lamps / 14" Refl. | 50 | N/A | N/A | USLHE Light List (US): 151 |
1858 | 4th | 49 | 55 | LHB Light List (US): 203 | |
1860 | LHB Light List (US): 186 | ||||
1865 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 190 | ||||
1866 | |||||
1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 192 | ||||
1870 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 203 | ||||
1886 | 5th | 31 | 36 | Drab dwelling, surmounted by a tower; lantern, black. The old white tower, detached from the dwelling, remains as a day-mark. Fog-signal house on the bank, about 40 feet S. of old tower. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 283 |
1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 292 | ||||
1893 | 4th | Drab dwelling, surmounted by a tower; lantern, black. Old white tower, detached from the dwelling, remains as a day-mark. Fog-signal house on the bank, about 40 feet S. of old tower. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 383 | ||
1898 | 5th | 291/2 | White dwelling, with lead-colored trimmings and green shutters, surmounted by tower; lantern, black. Fog-signal house on bank, about 40 feet S. of dwelling. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 469 | |
1899 | 32 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 481 | |||
1905 | White dwelling with lead-colored trimmings and green shutters, surmounted by tower; lantern, black. Fog-signal house on bank, about 40 feet S. of dwelling. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 528 | |||
1908 | White dwelling with lead-colored trimmings and green shutters, surmounted by tower; black lantern; fog-signal house on bank, about 40 feet S'ly of dwelling. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 565 | |||
1915 | N/A | 36 | White; tower on dwelling. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 715 | |
1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 731 | ||||
1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 755 | ||||
1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 808 | ||||
1931 | 4 iov | White tower on dwelling. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1053 | ||
1935 | 4 ei | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1159 | |||
1940 | 4 e | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1170 | |||
1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1544 | ||||
1945-1947 | |||||
1950 | |||||
1951 | 375 mm e | 36 | 48 | White skeleton tower on concrete base. | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1544 |
1952 | N/A | ||||
1953-1955 | N/A | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 1729 | |||
1957 | |||||
1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 1859 | ||||
1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1859 | ||||
1963-1965 | |||||
1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2196 | ||||
1969-1971 | 18 | Red and white checkered diamond daymark on pile. | |||
1972-1973 | NR on tower. | ||||
1974-1979 | 20 | ||||
1982 | |||||
1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 38940 | ||||
1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 2345 | ||||
1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 2605 | ||||
2004 |
Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals
1858 | Bell | None | LHB Light List (US): 203 |
1860 | LHB Light List (US): 186 | ||
1865-1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 190 | ||
1868 | Fog-bell rung by machinery; 7 blows struck at intervals of 10 seconds, then a pause of 30 seconds. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 192 | |
1870 | A bell struck 7 blows at intervals of 10 seconds, and then a pause of 30 seconds. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 203 | |
1886 | Bell struck by machinery every 15 sec. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 283 | |
1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 292 | ||
1893 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 383 | ||
1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 469 | ||
1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 481 | ||
1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 528 | ||
1908 | Bell struck by machinery a single blow every 15 sec. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 565 | |
1915 | Bell; 1 stroke every 15 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 715 | |
1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 731 | ||
1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 755 | ||
1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 808 | ||
1931 | BELL; 1 stroke every 15 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1053 | |
1935 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1159 | ||
1940 | HORN, diaphragm, air; blast 2 sec., silent 18 sec. | Bell; 1 stroke every 15 sec. if horn is disabled. | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1170 |
1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1544 | ||
1945-1947 | None | None | |
1950-1952 | |||
1953-1955 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 1729 | ||
1957 | |||
1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 1859 | ||
1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1859 | ||
1963-1965 | |||
1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2196 | ||
1969-1979 | |||
1982 | |||
1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 38940 | ||
1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 2345 | ||
1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 2605 | ||
2004 |
1839 - Present (Location of current 1968 modern light. Locations for previous lights assumed to be close.) |