Northwest Point Royal Shoal (North Carolina)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| 1858 | FFl W 90s. F11, Fl11. Period of 90 sec. is assumed. | LHB Light List (US): 256 |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 241 | |
| 1865-1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 245 | |
| 1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 248 | |
| 1870 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 260 | |
| 1878 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 331 | |
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 345 | |
| 1886 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 394 | |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 414 | |
| 1893 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 529 | |
| 1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 635 | |
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 654 | |
| 1953-1955 | Q W. W5. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 3295 |
| 1957 | ||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 3833 | |
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 3833 | |
| 1963 | Fl W 4s. W7. fl 0.4. | |
| 1965 | ||
| 1966 | Q W. | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 4293 |
| 1969-1970 | ||
| 1972 | ||
| 1973-1974 | Q W. W4. | |
| 1976 | Fl W 6s. W6. | |
| 1982 | Fl W 6s. W5. | |
| 1987 | Fl G 6s. G6. | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 25925 |
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 30080 | |
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 32375 | |
| 2004 | Q G. G4. |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| 1858 | 4th | N/A | 33 | Iron screw pile foundation. | LHB Light List (US): 256 |
| 1860 | Iron screw pile. | LHB Light List (US): 241 | |||
| 1865-1866 | Iron screw-pile in 6 feet water. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 245 | |||
| 1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 248 | ||||
| 1870 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 260 | ||||
| 1878 | An hexagonal screw-pile light-house, in 6 feet of water. Iron foundation painted brown; superstructure, white; roof, brown, roof of lantern, red. Stands on 6 piles. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 331 | |||
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 345 | ||||
| 1886 | White hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; roof of lantern, red. Stands in 6 feet of water. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 394 | |||
| 1888 | White hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; roof of lantern, black. Stands in 6 feet of water. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 414 | |||
| 1898 | White hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; roof of lantern, black. In 9 feet of water. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 635 | |||
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 654 | ||||
| 1953-1955 | N/A | N/A | 14 | Brown piles. In 6 feet. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 3295 |
| 1957 | |||||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 3833 | ||||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 3833 | ||||
| 1963 | 15 | Red triangular daymark on dolphin. In 6 feet. | |||
| 1965 | Red triangular daymark on dolphin. In 11 feet. | ||||
| 1966 | Black square daymark on dolphin. In 11 feet. | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 4293 | |||
| 1969-1970 | |||||
| 1972-1974 | SB on dolphin. In 11 feet. | ||||
| 1976 | SB on steel tower. In 11 feet. | ||||
| 1982 | 25 | SG on steel tower. In 11 feet. | |||
| 1987 | SG on pile. | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 25925 | |||
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 30080 | ||||
| 1993-1996 | 40 | SG on skeleton tower on multi-pile structure. | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 32375 | ||
| 2004 | SG on multi-pile structure. |
Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals
| 1858 | Horn | None | LHB Light List (US): 256 |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 241 | ||
| 1865-1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 245 | ||
| 1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 248 | ||
| 1870 | A bell | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 260 | |
| 1878 | A bell, struck by machinery, at intervals of 15 seconds. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 331 | |
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 345 | ||
| 1886 | Bell struck by machinery every 15 sec. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 394 | |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 414 | ||
| 1898 | None | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 635 | |
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 654 | ||
| 1953-1955 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 3295 | ||
| 1957 | |||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 3833 | ||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 3833 | ||
| 1963 | |||
| 1965 | |||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 4293 | ||
| 1969-1970 | |||
| 1972-1974 | |||
| 1976 | |||
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 25925 | ||
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 30080 | ||
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 32375 | ||
| 2004 |
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1857 - Present (Approximate location. Appears to have been deactivated circa 1901 and reactivated in 1952.) |