Report for Saybrook Breakwater (Connecticut) - 1927
General |
District: | 3rd |
Inspector: | O. C. Luther |
Location: | On south end of west jetty. |
Date of Report: | 11/25/1927 |
Latitude: | 41° 15' 48" |
Longitude: | 72° 20' 35" |
Premises |
Site: | |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | |
Area Inclosed: | None. |
Character of Soil: | |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | Tower is in the water. |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None. |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
Means to Reach Light Station: | Boat or on foot |
Distance to Nearest Road: | |
Distance to Post Office: | 2 miles to Saybrook Point P. O. |
Distance to Village: | |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower. |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | 1886 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Exterior repaired 1927. |
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: | 58 feet |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Wooded hills. |
Color of Tower: | White tower on brown pier |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint. |
Tower Connection: | No dwelling. |
Object of Navigation: | For local navigation & guide to entrance to Connecticut River. |
Building Materials: | Cast iron, brick lining, wood floors. |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Circular iron stairs. |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | 10-5/8" x 21" |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 8, 13" bullls eyes; 8 sliding, 25.5" x 23.5" |
Number of Doors: | 6, 2' 5" x 6' 6", 1 6' 2.5" x 2' 11.25" |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 4th |
Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
Diameter to Glass: | |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 10 |
Type of Bars: | Vertical |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 36.5" |
Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
Size of Plates: | 27 3/8" x 36.5" |
Number of Storm Panes: | |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | All glazed. |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron with wood parapet lining. |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron. |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron. |
Lightning Spindle: | Wrought iron. |
Description of Lightning Rod: | |
Balustrade: | Wrought iron railing. |
Lantern Doors: | Iron outside door. wood inside, hinged & bolted. |
Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron floor |
Watchroom Doors: | Wooden trap door. hinged. |
Parapet Diameter: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | In parapet. |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None. |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Brass hooks attached to foot of rafters. |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | Locker for lamp supplies. |
How is Relief Called: | Bell wire for Thermostat. |
Where is Call System Led: | To living room, second floor. |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | White, 2,900; red, 870. |
Name of Maker: | Unknown. |
Year Made: | Unknown. |
Marks and Number: | No mards or numbers. |
Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
Inside Diameter: | 19" |
Light Characteristic: | Fixed white, red sector. |
Time of Revolution: | Fixed |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
Number of Panels: | 3 |
Number of Flash Panels: | None. |
Arc of Each: | 90 degrees |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
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: | Cast iron column flaring top & bottom. |
Service Table: | |
Draft Tube Description: | Galv. sheet iron pipe without damper. |
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: | Yes, Galv. sheet iron cone. |
How Color is Produced: | With ruby glass. |
Red Sectors Description: | 74 degrees to 98 degrees. |
Where Color Attached: | Attached to lantern. |
Form of Colored Glass: | |
Lamp Description: | 35 mm Type A |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
Number of Spare Burners: | 2 |
Candle Power: | 600 cp |
Vapor Oil Lamp |
Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 |
Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
Diameter of Mantel: | 35 mm |
Diameter of Circum Circle: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | Shelves for storage of supplies. |
Oil House Description: | Oil storage tank. |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | 3' 6" dia. 8' 6" long |
Oil House Construction Material: | Steel plates. |
Oil House Capacity: | 120 5 gal. cans or 600 gals. |
Other (Describe): | Closets under stairs in living room & chambers fitted with wardrobe hook. |
Suitability: | Dry & suited. |
Fog Signal General |
Fog Signal Kind: | Bell |
Time to Start: | None. |
How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
Manufacturer: | |
Year of Manufacture: | |
Characteristic: | 1 stroke every 20 sec. |
Duplication: | None. |
Timing Device: | GGamewell #3 bell striking machine. |
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
Height Above Water: | |
Compass Direction: | |
Location: | Machine in watchroom. Bell on watchroom deck. |
Distance and Direction: | |
Water Supply: | |
Reached from Lighthouse: | |
Description of Fog Signal Building: | |
Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
Bell Signal |
Weight: | 1200 |
Metal: | Bell |
Diameter: | 40.5" |
Height: | 29" |
Time: | 6.25 hours |
Manufacturer: | |
Weights for Operation: |
Dwelling |
Location: | No dwelling, keepers quarters are in the tower. |
Coloring: | |
Construction Materials: | |
Number of Rooms: | |
Number of Dwellings: | |
Heating Plant: | |
Number of Keepers: | |
Furnished Quarters: | |
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: | Surrounded by water. |
Stove, Maker: | S. Rovinson |
Stove, Size: | 8-18 |
Sink, Maker: | No name. |
Sink, Size: | 27" x 16" |
Pump, Maker: | Rumsey |
Pump, Size: | #2 |
Lamps: | 1 table, 2 hand, made at General LH Depot. |
Water |
How Procured: | Rain water collected on gallery roof. |
Quality: | Good. |
Quantity: | Yes. |
Injury Possible: | No. |
Purity Precaution: | Occasional cleaning of cistern. |
Tank Capacity: | 1500 gals. in cellar of tower. |
Tank Material: | Brick cisterns. |
Distilling Apparatus: | False |
Distilling Manufacturer: | |
Well Description: | |
Well Diameter: | |
Well Lining: | |
Pump or Bucket: | Pump. |
What Power Used: | |
Distance from Dwelling: |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Is that it is a healthy locality. |
Diseases: | None. |
Prevalency: | |
Local Causes: | No. |
Recommended Improvements: | No. |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | None |
Distance and Direction: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Boats |
Boat Number: | 332 |
Type: | R. Bottom |
Length: | 4' |
Width: | 12' |
When Built: | 1916 |
Date Harbored at Station: | 1918 |
Sails: | True |
Suited to Work: | Yes |
Miscellaneous |
General Information: | |
Boats on Station: | On davits |