Petit Manan (Maine)

Historical Light List Characteristics

1839 F W. USLHE Light List (US): 7
1849 F W. W14.
1858 FFl W 120s. F17, Fl17. LHB Light List (US): 9
1860 LHB Light List (US): 7
1865-1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 7
1868
1870 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 8
1878-1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 9
1886
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 10
1893 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 12
1898-1899 FFl W 120s. F16, Fl16.
1905
1908
1915 FFl W 120s. F17, Fl17. fl 6. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 12
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 14
1920
1927
1931
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 15
1940 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 17
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 21
1945-1947
1950-1952
1953-1955 USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 104
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 105
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 105
1963-1965 FFl W 120s. F17, Fl17. fl 2.
1966 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 215
1969-1972
1973-1979 Fl W 10s. W26.
1982
1987 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1900
1990-1992 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1695
1993-1996 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1735
2004 Fl W 10s. W19.

Historical Light List Optics and Structures

1839 8 Lamps / 9" Refl. 25 53 N/A USLHE Light List (US): 7
1849 12 Lamps / 15" Refl.
1858 2nd 109 125 LHB Light List (US): 9
1860 LHB Light List (US): 7
1865 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 7
1866
1868
1870 Tower of granite, connected with and standing close to the dwelling, which is a story and a half house, painted brown. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 8
1878 Tower of granite, natural color, connected with and standing close to a one and a half story dwelling, painted drab. New dwelling, a one and a half story frame house, painted cream color, standing 150 feet to the westward of the tower. Two brick fog-signal houses, whitewashed, standing 170 feet southwest of the tower.. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 9
1879 Tower of granite, natural color, connected with and standing close to a one and a half story dwelling, painted drab. New dwelling, a one and a half story frame house, painted cream color, standing 150 feet to the westward of the tower. Two brick fog-signal houses, whitewashed, standing 170 feet southwest of the tower.
1886 Gray-granite tower, connected with a white dwelling. A new white dwelling stands 150 feet to the westward. Two white fog-signal houses stand 170 feet S.W. of the tower on the S. point of the island.
1888 Grey granite tower, with cluster of white buildings near. White fog-signal house on the S. point of island. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 10
1893 107 123 Gray granite tower, with cluster of white buildings near. White fog-signal house on the S. point of island. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 12
1898-1899
1905 Gray granite tower, with cluster of white buildings near. White fog-signal house on the southerly point of island.
1908 Gray granite tower, with cluster of white buildings near. White fog-signal house on the S'ly point of island.
1915 N/A 115 Gray-granite tower. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 12
1917 119 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 14
1920
1927
1931 2 iov Gray granite tower.
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 15
1940 2 e USCG Light List (Atlantic): 17
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 21
1945-1947
1950-1952
1953-1955 N/A USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 104
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 105
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 105
1963-1965
1966 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 215
1969-1979
1982
1987 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1900
1990-1992 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1695
1993-1996 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1735
2004

Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals

1858 Fog-bell None LHB Light List (US): 9
1860 LHB Light List (US): 7
1865-1866 Fog-bell struck by machinery. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 7
1868
1870 A bell struck by machinery. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 8
1878-1879 A 10-inch steam fog-whistle, in duplicate, giving two blasts of 5 seconds each per minute; intervals between the blasts 8 seconds and 42 seconds. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 9
1886 10-inch steam-whistle; giving each minute two blasts of 5 sec., with alternate intervals of 8 and 42 sec. If whistle be disabled, a bell will be rung by hand.
1888 10-inch steam-whistle, giving each minute two blasts of 5 sec., with alternate intervals of 8 and 42 sec. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 10
1893 10-inch steam whistle, blasts 5 sec., alternate silent intervals of 8 and 42 sec. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 12
1898 10-inch steam whistle, blasts 3 sec., alternate silent intervals of 9 and 45 sec.
1899 10-inch steam whistle; blasts 5 sec., alternate silent intervals 15 and 35 sec.
1905 10-inch steam whistle, blasts 5 sec., alternate silent intervals of 15 and 35 sec. If whistle be disabled a bell will be rung by hand.
1908 10-inch steam whistle; blasts 5 sec., alternate silent intervals of 15 and 35 sec.
1915 10-inch steam whistle; gp. 2 blasts every 60 sec.: 1st blast 5 sec., silent 15 sec., 2d blast 5 sec., silent 35 sec. Bell (hand) if whistle is disabled. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 12
1917 10-inch steam whistle; blast 3 sec., silent 27 sec. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 14
1920
1927 10-inch air whistle; blast 3 sec., silent 27 sec. Bell (1,300-lb) if whistle is disabled.
1931 WHISTLE, 10-inch air; blast 3 sec., silent 27 sec. Bell if whistle is disabled.
1935 TYFON, air; blast 3 sec., silent 27 sec. Bell if horn is disabled. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 15
1940 HORN, diaphragm, air; blast 3 sec., silent 27 sec. USCG Light List (Atlantic): 17
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 21
1945-1947
1950-1952
1953-1955 HORN, diaphragm: 1 blast ev 30s (3sbl). Bell, 1 stroke ev 20s, if horn is disabled. USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 104
1957
1959-1960 HORN, diaphragm; 1 blast ev 30s (3sbl). USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 105
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 105
1963-1965
1966 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 215
1969-1972 Bell, 1 stroke ev 20s, if horn is inoperative.
1973 HORN, 1 blast ev 30s (3sbl). BELL, 1 stroke ev 20s, if horn is inoperative.
1974-1975 BELL: 1 stroke ev 20s, if horn is inoperative.
1976 HORN: 1 blast ev 30s (3sbl).
1977-1979 None
1982 HORN: 1 blast ev 30s (3s bl).
1987 HORN: 1 blast ev 30s (3s bl). USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1900
1990-1992 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1695
1993-1996 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1735
2004 HORN: 1 blast ev 30s (3s bl).
1817 - Present (Exact location of current 1855 lighthouse. Location of 1817 lighthouse is assumed to be close.)