Report for Rebecca Shoal (Florida) - 1913
| General |
| District: | 7th |
| Inspector: | Major W.E. Craighill, LH Engineer, 7th & 8th Dist. |
| Location: | In 12' of water on the SW'ly edge of Rebecca Shoal, Florida Reefs, FL. N'ly side of W'ly part of straits of Fl. |
| Date of Report: | 06/02/1913 |
| Latitude: | 24° 34' 43" |
| Longitude: | 82° 35' 07" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Submarine site |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat - Key West 45 miles. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Dwelling on iron piles surmounted by lantern |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1886 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Repaired in 1907 |
| Condition at This Date: | |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 66' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | The sky |
| Color of Tower: | Structure brown piles, white dwelling, green blinds, black lantern. |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
| Tower Connection: | Lantern surmounts dwelling |
| Object of Navigation: | For local navigation purposes |
| Building Materials: | Iron foundation, wooden superstructure. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden steps |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 10 x 12 - 12 lights; & 10 x 12 - 8 lights. |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 5 - 2' 9" x 4' 9" & 8 - 1' 5" x 3' 6" |
| Number of Doors: | 2 outside, 8 inside |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Structure supported on 9 iron piles driven 10' into sand & coral. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 8 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 3' |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 36 1/4" x 34" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Wood & iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | On ball |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Has |
| Lantern Doors: | Has wooden door hinged & bolted |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
| Watchroom Doors: | Hatch opening with hinged trap door. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 4 in parapet wall. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None, not necessary |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Secured to lantern with rings on curtains. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Room has closet & shelves for spare articles, etc. |
| How is Relief Called: | Electric bell |
| Where is Call System Led: | To kitchen room |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 4.5 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Not on lens |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 20" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 50 sec. |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 10 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 10 |
| Arc of Each: | 36 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | No central drum, is bulls eye |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 5 flash |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 flash |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | 4 column pedestal. |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Balls |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | No tube; lead thru floor. |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | 4.5 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | No |
| Machinery Protection: | Glass case |
| Regulated: | By wing governor |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | Flashing red alternately by red glass framed & attached to each alternate flash panel. |
| Red Sectors Description: | 254 degrees to 307 degrees |
| Where Color Attached: | Red sector to lanterns, red flash panel to illuminating apparatus. |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 4th |
| Type of Illuminant: | Oil |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: | Wh. flash 4500; red 1100 |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | |
| Size of Clock Cord: | |
| Length of Clock Cord: | |
| How Led: | Diagonally thru lantern floor to lower living room. |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | Semi-circular |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | True |
| Number of Balls: | 18 |
| Diameter of Balls: | 1/2" |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 wick |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 3 used for storing supplies. |
| Oil House Description: | Oil is stored in cellar |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | Cellar also used for storeroom |
| Suitability: | Suitable & dry |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | The light surmounts dwelling. House has 2 stories. Upper used as dwelling, lower for water tanks & storeroom. |
| Coloring: | White with green blinds |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 4 |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1 |
| Heating Plant: | None |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 Keeper, 2 assts. |
| Furnished Quarters: | All |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | None |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | |
| Stove, Maker: | Perfection oil stove |
| Stove, Size: | 3-wick |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Fair |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Tanks covered to prevent impurities entering. |
| Tank Capacity: | In cellar - 4 - 900 gal each |
| Tank Material: | Cypress |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Ladder only. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 8 |
| Type: | Motor |
| Length: | 8' 6" |
| Width: | 21' 4" |
| When Built: | Oct. 1897 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Oct. 1897 |
| Sails: | True |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 26 |
| Type: | Round bottom dinghy |
| Length: | 4' 6" |
| Width: | 15' |
| When Built: | Dec., 1904 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Dec., 1904 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | 2 cycle gas engine |
| Horsepower: | 7 |
| Engine Maker: | J.W. Lathrop 12392 |
| Spare Coil: | "Enduro" 27 A. American Electric Works |
| Magnet: | |
| Battery: | Dry cells. Columbia No. 6 2 sets 8 to set |
| Propeller Diameter: | 18" |
| Propeller Pitch: | 24" |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | Hoisted to davits |