Report for Ship Shoal (Louisiana) - 1927
General |
District: | 8th |
Inspector: | Assistant Lighthouse Engineer |
Location: | Submarine Site |
Date of Report: | 08/30/1927 |
Latitude: | 28° 54' 45" |
Longitude: | 91° 04' 10" |
Premises |
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: | Tower in water |
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 from Morgan City, LA. |
Distance to Nearest Road: | |
Distance to Post Office: | 53 miles |
Distance to Village: | |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Iron skeleton tower |
Number of Separate Lights: | None |
First Built or Established: | 1849 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
Condition at This Date: | 1921 |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | |
Form of Tower: | |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 105' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Open sea (Gulf of Mexico) |
Color of Tower: | Brown |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
Tower Connection: | Dwelling combined in light tower |
Object of Navigation: | Primary seacoast light |
Building Materials: | Iron |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Spiral cast iron |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | (1) 8" x 10" - (2) 10" x 14" |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 3 - 21" x 25" - 4 - 3' x 5' 4" |
Number of Doors: | 1 - 21" x 6' - 4- 3' 2" x 7' |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 2nd |
Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
Diameter to Glass: | |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 10 |
Type of Bars: | Vertical |
Thickness of Bars: | 1 1/4" |
Height Glazed: | 8' |
Number of Plates in Height: | 3 |
Number of Plates Each Side: | 3 |
Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
Size of Plates: | Top 36 1/4" x 31 1/4"; middle 30" x 31 1/4"; bottom 30" x 31 1/4" |
Number of Storm Panes: | |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Iron |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
Lightning Spindle: | Yes |
Description of Lightning Rod: | |
Balustrade: | Yes |
Lantern Doors: | Yes in lower wall of lantern |
Floor of Lantern: | Iron |
Watchroom Doors: | Open, has ladder |
Parapet Diameter: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | 4 in lower wall |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Yes, iron |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | To soffit of lantern frame |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | 1 table, 3 small shelves |
How is Relief Called: | Pull bell |
Where is Call System Led: | Keeper's room |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | 3 hrs |
Intensity in Candles: | 160,000 |
Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute, Paris |
Year Made: | Not known |
Marks and Number: | Henry LePaute, Paris |
Order of Apparatus: | 2nd |
Inside Diameter: | 4' 7 1/8" |
Light Characteristic: | |
Time of Revolution: | 4 min |
Flash Interval: | 27.3 sec |
Duration of Flash: | 2.7 sec |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
Number of Panels: | 8 |
Number of Flash Panels: | 8 |
Arc of Each: | 45 degrees |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 17 |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 18 flash |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 7 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: | Hollow iron containing revolving clockwork |
Service Table: | |
Draft Tube Description: | Yes, iron 4" dia. connected with damper tube. |
Revolving Machinery: | |
Standby and Description: | |
Chariot Float or Balls: | Balls |
Chariot Description: | |
Length of Drop Tube: | 12" x 12" - 50 |
Clock Weight: | |
Length of Winding Time: | 3 hrs |
Drive During Rewind: | Yes |
Machinery Protection: | In iron & brass case forming pedestal of lens |
Regulated: | Wing governor |
Lens Protection: | Cotton |
How Color is Produced: | |
Red Sectors Description: | |
Where Color Attached: | |
Form of Colored Glass: | |
Lamp Description: | 2nd I. O. V. |
Type of Illuminant: | Oil vapor |
Number of Spare Lamps: | |
Number of Spare Burners: | |
Candle Power: |
Clock Cord Description |
Revolving Cord: | Steel cord |
Size of Clock Cord: | 1/4" |
Length of Clock Cord: | 150' |
How Led: | Out of tower at watchroom floor to drop tube |
Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 8" x 11" |
Chariot Balls |
Balls Description: | Semi-circular |
Cage to Separate Balls: | True |
Number of Balls: | 36 |
Diameter of Balls: | 1" |
Vapor Oil Lamp |
Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 mantel |
Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
Diameter of Mantel: | 2 1/4" |
Diameter of Circum Circle: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | None |
Oil House Description: | None, oil stored in tower |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | |
Oil House Capacity: | |
Other (Describe): | None |
Suitability: |
Fog Signal General |
Fog Signal Kind: | Gamewell Fog bell |
Time to Start: | 2 min |
How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
Manufacturer: | |
Year of Manufacture: | |
Characteristic: | 1 stroke every 20 sec. |
Duplication: | None |
Timing Device: | |
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
Height Above Water: | |
Compass Direction: | |
Location: | On NW end of Ship Shoal |
Distance and Direction: | At lighthouse |
Water Supply: | None necessary |
Reached from Lighthouse: | |
Description of Fog Signal Building: | Fog signal in tower on S gallery |
Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
Bell Signal |
Weight: | |
Metal: | Bronze |
Diameter: | 38" |
Height: | 28" |
Time: | 3.5 hrs |
Manufacturer: | Gamewell Fire Alarm Co., Boston, Mass |
Weights for Operation: | 1,100 lbs |
Dwelling |
Location: | Keepers dwell in tower |
Coloring: | Same as tower |
Construction Materials: | Same as tower |
Number of Rooms: | 7 & 1 kitchen |
Number of Dwellings: | |
Heating Plant: | None |
Number of Keepers: | Each keeper has room |
Furnished Quarters: | Keeper & 3 assistants |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | None |
Outhouses: | None |
Outhouse Coloring: | |
Paths and Walks: | |
Area Inclosed: | |
Area of Garden: | |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
Cultivation Area Available: | |
Area Cultivated: | |
Character of Surroundings: | Open sea |
Stove, Maker: | Oil cook stove |
Stove, Size: | |
Sink, Maker: | Enamelled iron |
Sink, Size: | |
Pump, Maker: | Pitcher |
Pump, Size: | No 2 |
Lamps: | Table lamps, hand lamps, hand lanterns |
Water |
How Procured: | By roof drain into cistern |
Quality: | Good |
Quantity: | Ample |
Injury Possible: | No |
Purity Precaution: | Covered & screened |
Tank Capacity: | 3000 gal in tower |
Tank Material: | 6; 2 cypress, wood; 4 steel |
Distilling Apparatus: | False |
Distilling Manufacturer: | |
Well Description: | |
Well Diameter: | |
Well Lining: | |
Pump or Bucket: | |
What Power Used: | |
Distance from Dwelling: |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Very good |
Diseases: | No |
Prevalency: | |
Local Causes: | |
Recommended Improvements: |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | Tower in water |
Distance and Direction: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Boats |
Boat #1 | |
Boat Number: | 160 |
Type: | Motor |
Length: | 6' 4" |
Width: | 21' 6" |
When Built: | 1922 |
Date Harbored at Station: | 1923 |
Sails: | False |
Suited to Work: | Yes |
Boat #2 | |
Boat Number: | 45 |
Type: | Yawl |
Length: | 4' 6" |
Width: | 14' |
When Built: | 1907 |
Date Harbored at Station: | 1908 |
Sails: | False |
Suited to Work: | Yes |
Power Boat |
Engine Type: | Gasoline, 2 cyl 4 cycle |
Horsepower: | 10 -12 |
Engine Maker: | Standard Motor Cons. Co. # 8127 |
Spare Coil: | Unknown |
Magnet: | Bosch magneto |
Battery: | 6 dry cells |
Propeller Diameter: | 24" |
Propeller Pitch: | 28" |
Miscellaneous |
General Information: | |
Boats on Station: | In davits |