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