Report for Whaleback (Maine) - 1935
| General |
| District: | 1st |
| Inspector: | Thomas Sampson, Asst. Superintandent |
| Location: | On Whaleback, Maine, northeasterly side of the outer entrance to Portsmouth Harbor, N. H. |
| Date of Report: | 05/03/1935 |
| Latitude: | 43° 03' 32" |
| Longitude: | 70° 41' 49" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Ceded by the State of Maine |
| Date of Reservation: | 02/25/1827 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | Whole ledge |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | Stands in water |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Boat -- Kittery Point |
| 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: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1831 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1872 |
| 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: | 59 feet |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Hill & building of Kittary, New Castle & Portsmouth |
| Color of Tower: | Gray |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Granite |
| Tower Connection: | Rooms in tower, no dwelling |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast, guide to Portsmouth harbor |
| Building Materials: | Granite |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Cast iron |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 7" x 9.5" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 5-2' 1/2" x 2' 10" |
| Number of Doors: | 3 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Set on ledge |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal & circular |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | 5/16" |
| Height Glazed: | 36.5" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | 30.5" x 36.5" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Wrought iron, copper tip |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Iron |
| Lantern Doors: | In parapet |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Door in floor of lantern deck, trap door |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Parapet |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Spring roller curtains |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | With locker & shelves for materials for lights |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 2 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | 37,000 |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier Benard & Turenne |
| Year Made: | 1911 |
| Marks and Number: | B-B & T #9041 USLHS #453 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 20 seconds |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | 2.2 seconds, fixed 7.8 seconds |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 4 |
| Arc of Each: | 90 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 3 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 6, flash |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4, 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: | Brass - 4 columns supporting clock |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | None |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Balls |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 6 feet |
| Clock Weight: | 350 lbs. |
| Length of Winding Time: | 2 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | No |
| Machinery Protection: | Brass case with glass doors |
| Regulated: | Governor |
| Lens Protection: | Linen cover |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | IOV 35mm Type A |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 1 |
| Candle Power: | 600 cp |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Cord |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 3/16" |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 40 feet |
| How Led: | Cord led down tower |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 5" x 6" |
| Mercury Float |
| Inside Diameter of Trough: | 20.5" |
| Inside Depth of Trough: | 6" |
| Outside Diameter of Float: | 21.5" |
| Depth of Float: | 5.75" |
| Weight of Mercury in Pounds: | 2 quarts |
| How Often is Mercury Renewed: | Not since installed |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | Closet in watchroom for spare parts |
| Oil House Description: | In base of tower |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | 5 200 gal tanks |
| Other (Describe): | |
| Suitability: |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 1st class Daboll trumpet |
| Time to Start: | About 10 minutes |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 5 sec. blast, 25 sec. silent, 5 sec. blast, 25 sec. silent |
| Duplication: | All parts, including trumpet |
| Timing Device: | Worm gears & cam wheel |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | 59 feet |
| Compass Direction: | SE & SW - 2 horns |
| Location: | Entrance to Portsmouth Harbor |
| Distance and Direction: | Northward & connected with tower |
| Water Supply: | Salt water for cooling tanks |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Covered way |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | A conical cast and wrought iron structure lined with brick on northerly side of light tower. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: | 4 lbs. |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | Hornsly-Ackroye |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | DeLaVgne Machine Co., NY |
| Internal Combustion Date: | 1898 |
| Internal Combustion Size: | |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 4 |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Kerosene |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | By hand |
| Compressor Maker: | Clayton Air Compressor Works, NY |
| Compressor Seat: | Geared to engine |
| Compressor Machinery: | |
| Compressor Diameter: | 7" |
| Compressor Stroke: | 7" |
| Compressor RPMs: | 178 |
| Character of Air Inlet: | 2" |
| Kind of Unloader: | |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: | 2" |
| Daboll Signal |
| Daboll: | 1st class |
| Daboll Reed: | |
| Daboll Length: | 20" |
| Daboll Breadth: | 5' |
| Daboll Base Thickness: | 1 3/16" |
| Daboll Tip Thickness: | 3/8" |
| Trumpet Signal |
| Trumpet: | |
| Trumpet Length: | 16 feet |
| Trumpet Diameter: | 2" |
| Trumpet Material: | Copper |
| Air Receiver |
| Number: | 2 |
| Diameter: | 36" |
| Height: | 7 feet |
| Capacity Cubic Feet: | |
| Pressure in Each: | 4# |
| Make of Reducing Valve: | |
| Remarks: | All in good condition |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Room in tower |
| Coloring: | |
| Construction Materials: | |
| Number of Rooms: | |
| Number of Dwellings: | None |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | |
| 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: | |
| Stove, Maker: | Portland S. F. Co. |
| Stove, Size: | Queen Atlantic #8 |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | Douglass |
| Pump, Size: | #2 |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Water boat from Portsmouth, NH or by tender |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Cleaned out frequently |
| Tank Capacity: | 1,400 gals. in base of tower |
| Tank Material: | Brick |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pumb |
| What Power Used: | Hand |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Boat slip |
| Distance and Direction: | Westerly side of fog signal structure, about 40 feet from light tower |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | 6-200 gal. tanks for kerosene in bulk |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 113 |
| Type: | Dory |
| Length: | 4' 9.5" |
| Width: | 13' |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Aug. 31, 1921 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 141 |
| Type: | Dory |
| Length: | 4' 8" |
| Width: | 12' |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | June 25, 1928 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | Hung on davits at station |