Report for Roanoke River (North Carolina) - 1927

General
District: 5th
Inspector: M. G. Jory
Location: On E side of Channel in Bachelors Bay at entrance to Roanoke River.
Date of Report: 11/03/1927
Latitude: 35° 57' 02"
Longitude: 76° 41' 40"
Premises
Site: Submarine site from state of NC to US
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed: 03/03/1881
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: 5 acres
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: Reached by water
Distance to Nearest Road:
Distance to Post Office: 6 miles to Plymouth
Distance to Village:
Facilities for Public Conveyance:
Facilities for Private Conveyance:
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Lantern mounted on screwpile lighthouse
Number of Separate Lights:
First Built or Established: 1835
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
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: 35'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Woods
Color of Tower: House painted white
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Paint
Tower Connection:
Object of Navigation: Local navigation
Building Materials: Iron screwpile substructure & frame house
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Wooden
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass: 8" x 12"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 9 - 2' 4.5" x 2' 4.5"; 1 - 1' 7.5" x 2' 4.5"
Number of Doors: 2 - 3' x 6' 10"; 6 - 2' 10" x 6' 10"; 4 2' 6" x 6' 6"
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks: See drawings
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:
Number of Plates in Height: One
Number of Plates Each Side: One
Thickness of Plates: 1/4"
Size of Plates: 36.5" x 34"
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Cast iron
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Copper roof
Ventilator / Cowl: Copper
Lightning Spindle: Copper
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade: Wooden balustrade & gallery
Lantern Doors:
Floor of Lantern: Wood
Watchroom Doors:
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: Lower part of lantern
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: None
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles: 490
Name of Maker: Henry LePaute, Paris
Year Made:
Marks and Number: Henry LePaute, Paris
Order of Apparatus: 4th
Inside Diameter: 500 mm - 20 "
Light Characteristic:
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part: 90 degrees
Number of Panels: 3
Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum: 4
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: 5
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: 3
Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
Revolving Panels:
How Flash is Produced:
Number of Vertical Elements Panel:
Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal:
Service Table:
Draft Tube Description:
Revolving Machinery:
Standby and Description:
Chariot Float or Balls:
Chariot Description:
Length of Drop Tube:
Clock Weight:
Length of Winding Time:
Drive During Rewind:
Machinery Protection:
Regulated:
Lens Protection:
How Color is Produced:
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description: 4th
Type of Illuminant: Kerosene
Number of Spare Lamps:
Number of Spare Burners:
Candle Power: 45


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: 4, 1 tool room
Oil House Description: 1 275 gal tank suspended under house
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:
Oil House Capacity:
Other (Describe): 1 storeroom
Suitability:
Fog Signal General
Fog Signal Kind: Bell with Stevens striking apparatus
Time to Start:
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer:
Year of Manufacture:
Characteristic: 1 stroke every 15 sec.
Duplication:
Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
Compass Direction:
Location: W side
Distance and Direction:
Water Supply:
Reached from Lighthouse:
Description of Fog Signal Building:
Pressure And Recording Gauge:
Bell Signal
Weight: 1200 lbs
Metal:
Diameter: 40.5"
Height: 27"
Time: 45 min.
Manufacturer: J. Regester & Sons 1880, Balto., MD.
Weights for Operation:
Dwelling
Location:
Coloring: White
Construction Materials: Wood
Number of Rooms: 4 rooms & 2 storage spaces
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers: 1 keeper & ass't
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses:
Outhouse Coloring:
Paths and Walks:
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available:
Area Cultivated:
Character of Surroundings: Woods
Stove, Maker: Sexton, New Balto.
Stove, Size: 700
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size: G 16 x 30
Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size:
Lamps: 1
Water
How Procured: Rain water from roof of dwelling
Quality:
Quantity:
Injury Possible:
Purity Precaution: Cleansing of tanks
Tank Capacity: 3 tanks 230 gal each
Tank Material: Steel
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:
Prevalency:
Local Causes:
Recommended Improvements:
Boats
Boat Number: 305
Type: Comb. sail & motor
Length: 6'
Width: 18'
When Built:
Date Harbored at Station: 3/10/1927
Sails: True
Suited to Work: Yes


Power Boat
Engine Type: Single cyl. 2 cycle, gasoline
Horsepower: 4
Engine Maker: Hubbard
Spare Coil:
Magnet: Sumter
Battery: Dry cell
Propeller Diameter: 16"
Propeller Pitch:


Miscellaneous
General Information:
Boats on Station: Suspended from davits