Report for Cape Hinchinbrook (Alaska) - 1935
| General |
| District: | 16th |
| Inspector: | |
| Location: | On SW peninsula of Hinchinbrook Island, W side of Hinchinbrook entrance to Prince William Sound. |
| Date of Report: | 08/24/1935 |
| Latitude: | 60° 14' 05" |
| Longitude: | 146° 39' 06" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Public lands set aside by executive order. |
| Date of Reservation: | 11/29/1906 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | About 2.5 miles |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 250' |
| 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 gas boat from Cordova, 52 miles |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | Bi-monthly mailr service by gas boat out of Cordova, by contract. |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | |
| Number of Separate Lights: | |
| First Built or Established: | November, 1910 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | May 1, 1934 |
| 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: | 235' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | |
| Object of Navigation: | |
| Building Materials: | Concrete |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | Tower - 11, 29 1/4" x 38.5"; Main Floor - 14, 29 1/4" x 66.5", 4 - 29 1/4" x 46 1/4" |
| Number of Doors: | 4 single, 1 double |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 1st |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 16 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 9' 9 7/8" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 3 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 3 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 3/8" |
| Size of Plates: | Upper section 3' 11" x 2' 4"; middle section 3' 3" x 2' 4", lower section 2' 6 3/4" x 2' 4"; Door upper section 2' 11 7/8" x 2'; lower, 2' 6" x 2' |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Wrought and cast iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Brass rail |
| Lantern Doors: | Brass cast, brass hinges and lock with glass panels |
| Floor of Lantern: | Concrete |
| Watchroom Doors: | |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | |
| How is Relief Called: | Telephone system |
| Where is Call System Led: | Connects dock, upper hoist house, navy station, dwelling and East pump house. |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 3 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | 200,000 |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier, Benard & Turenne |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | USLHS 320 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 3rd |
| Inside Diameter: | 3' 3/4" |
| Light Characteristic: | Flash 1.2 sec, eclipse 13.8 sec. |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| 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: | 7 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 11, 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: | Lens supported on a 13 1/4" column which rises from mercury float located on pedestal room floor. |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | |
| Revolving Machinery: | Power 1/30 HP, DC meter geared down belted to clockwork, mounted on clock case. |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Mercury float |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 12" x 27' |
| Clock Weight: | 185 lbs |
| Length of Winding Time: | 3 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | |
| Regulated: | By resistance in field winding. |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 200 W IOV |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Galv. cable |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 3/4" |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 96.5 sq. ft. |
| How Led: | Thru 2 single blocks & guide block |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 10" x 7" |
| Mercury Float |
| Inside Diameter of Trough: | 4' 1.5" |
| Inside Depth of Trough: | 7.5" |
| Outside Diameter of Float: | 4' |
| Depth of Float: | 7 3/4 |
| Weight of Mercury in Pounds: | 187 |
| How Often is Mercury Renewed: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None in tower |
| Oil House Description: | Oil house, 120' SW of main bldg. 2 oil tanks just W of main bldg. made by Beall Pipe & Tank Corp., Portland, OR. 1 tank for diesel, & other gasoline. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | Oil house - 8' x 8' x 8' 6"; oil tanks - 6' dia. 12' long |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Oil house - concrete foundation, frame work covered with asbestos shingles. Tanks -1/4" plate, seams electrically welded, flat ends. |
| Oil House Capacity: | Oil house - 600 5-gal cans. Oil tanks - 2524 gallons each. |
| Other (Describe): | |
| Suitability: |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Two-tone diaphone, type "F" in duplicate |
| Time to Start: | |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | Blast 5 sec., silent 40 sec. |
| Duplication: | Yes |
| Timing Device: | Std. timers furnished with 2-tone diaphones. Timers driven by elec. motors w/ air motor for standby. |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | 220' |
| Compass Direction: | South |
| Location: | |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Water Supply: | |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | 1 main floor w/ 4-story tower on NW corner. Reinforced concrete throughout w/ full basement. Bldg abt 42' sq. Engines & all Keeper's qtrs on main floor, cisterns & storeroom in basement. Tower contains bedroom (spare), radio room, strg room & lens room. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | Full diesel, 2 cycle, 2 cylinder. |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | Atlas Imperial Diesel Mfg. Co. Ser. #s 10752 (East) & 10751 (West) |
| Internal Combustion Date: | |
| Internal Combustion Size: | 7" x 8" |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 40 |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Diesel |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | Air 250 lbs |
| Compressor Maker: | Gardner-Denver Co., Quincy |
| Compressor Seat: | |
| Compressor Machinery: | Size: 5" x 5.5"; air capacity: 40 lbs maintained for diaphones. |
| Compressor Diameter: | |
| Compressor Stroke: | |
| Compressor RPMs: | |
| Character of Air Inlet: | |
| Kind of Unloader: | |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: |
| Air Receiver |
| Number: | 2 |
| Diameter: | 4' |
| Height: | 8' |
| Capacity Cubic Feet: | 100 |
| Pressure in Each: | |
| Make of Reducing Valve: | |
| Remarks: | Rec. gauges by American Steam gauge & valve Mfg. Co., Boston. Installed, 5/1/1934 |
| Auxillary Compressors |
| Compressor #1 | |
| Engine Kind: | DC Motor - compound wound |
| Engine Manufacturer: | Master |
| Engine Serial Number: | CK 13981 Type DM |
| Engine Cylinder Size: | |
| Engine HP: | 2 HP |
| Engine Speed (RPM): | 1725 |
| Starter: | Push button - automatic starter |
| Size, Capacity, Receivers: | |
| Remarks: | Automatic Starter for Motor Compressor - Made by Industrial Controller Co. Milwaukee; for 3 HP, 115 V DC compound wound motor, magnetic overload relay. Class 7107-W5 |
| Compressor Kind: | Duplex - Upright |
| Compressor Maker: | Gardner- Denver |
| Compressor Serial Number: | 67212 Unit # ADA 2001 |
| Compressor Cylinder Size: | 3.5 " x 2" |
| Compressor Air Capacity: | 250 lbs sq. in. |
| Compressor RPMs: | 485 |
| Compressor #2 | |
| Engine Kind: | Air cooled 4 cycle |
| Engine Manufacturer: | Wisconsin Motor Co. |
| Engine Serial Number: | AF 2835 |
| Engine Cylinder Size: | 3 1/4" x 4" |
| Engine HP: | 5 HP |
| Engine Speed (RPM): | 725 |
| Starter: | Hand cranking |
| Size, Capacity, Receivers: | |
| Remarks: | Engine is single cylinder, air cooled, 4 cycle gasoline unit. Spark plugs used are Champion Special; Magneto No. 8 Wico, style LD-1-KD-2 No. 15414. |
| Compressor Kind: | Upright 2-stage |
| Compressor Maker: | Curtis Mfg. Co. |
| Compressor Serial Number: | Model F Style W 959-G |
| Compressor Cylinder Size: | 4 3/16" x 2 1/8" x 3.5" |
| Compressor Air Capacity: | 250 lbs sq. in. |
| Compressor RPMs: | 725 RPM direct connected. |
| Engine Generators |
| Engine Kind: | Model 2 Cw |
| Engine Manufacturer: | Le Roi Milwaukee WI |
| Engine Serial Number: | |
| Number of Cylinders (Engine): | 4 |
| Engine Cylinder Size: | 3 1/8 x 4.5 |
| Engine HP: | 110 V |
| Fuel: | Kerosene or gasoline |
| Starter: | Electric or hand |
| Date Installed: | February 1934 |
| Generator Kind: | |
| Generator Maker: | Louis Allis Co. |
| Generator Serial Number: | North 177294, South 177291 |
| Generator Cylinder Size: | |
| Air Capacity: | 110 V 5 KW DC |
| Number of Cylinders (Generator): |
| Storage Battery |
| Kind: | Lead acid spec gravity 1225 "Exide Iron Clad" |
| Maufacturer: | Electric Storage Battery Co. |
| Number of Cells: | 56 |
| Cells Per Tray: | 3 |
| Capacity: | 220 AH |
| Location: | Battery room in basement |
| Date Installed: | Feb. 1934 |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 1 bldg includes quarters for keepers, engine room, light tower etc. |
| Coloring: | White |
| Construction Materials: | Reinforced concrete |
| Number of Rooms: | |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | Furnace & radiators #500 D&T Hot water control sys. US Radiator Corp. Red top size B-8 Serial #2123 |
| Number of Keepers: | |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Blacksmith shop, Paint house, 8' x 8' x 8' 6"; Hoist house at upper end of tramway & hoist house & boat house on wharf |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Concrete foundation, frame bldg, covered with asbestos shingles |
| Paths and Walks: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | |
| Stove, Maker: | Monarch |
| Stove, Size: | # 395 |
| Sink, Maker: | Std. Sanitary Mfg. Co. |
| Sink, Size: | 20" x 30" P 7040 |
| Pump, Maker: | Westinghouse, type W 225 No. 671801, |
| Pump, Size: | Dbl acting 1/6 HP, 115 V DC motor No. 684096 |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Creek water pumped into cisterns |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | |
| Purity Precaution: | |
| Tank Capacity: | 10 gal |
| Tank Material: | Galv. tank No. 671808 |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | Automatic air control |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Sand & boulder beach. Concrete wharf spanning small creek. Supplies & boat lifted from beach to wharf with 80' boom derrick with bull wheel operated by 4-cyl gas hoisting engine. 850' of tramway to upper hoist house & light station Hoist engine house |
| Distance and Direction: | Boathouse on wharf. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Shop machines include 1 small foot power lathe, 1/2 hand power drill press, 1 hand power tool grinder, 1 breast drill. |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 77 |
| Type: | Skiff |
| Length: | 54" |
| Width: | 14' |
| When Built: | 4/1/1929 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 83 |
| Type: | Dory |
| Length: | |
| Width: | 18' |
| When Built: | 9/13/1930 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | |
| Boat #3 | |
| Boat Number: | 98 |
| Type: | Dory |
| Length: | P.O. 9230 1935 |
| Width: | 19' |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | July 16, 1935 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | Evinrude "Sturditwin" Outboard Motor |
| Horsepower: | 8 HP, 14.9 cu ft. piston displacement |
| Engine Maker: | |
| Spare Coil: | |
| Magnet: | |
| Battery: | |
| Propeller Diameter: | |
| Propeller Pitch: |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Engine #1 | |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | 2 drum hoist catalog No. 7234 - Clyde Equipment Co |
| Engine RPMs: | |
| Engine Diameter: | |
| Engine Stroke: | |
| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | Hercules Motor Co., Canton, OH |
| Serial Number: | 64536 Model OXC |
| Cylinders and Size: | 4 - 4 1/4" x 5" |
| Horsepower: | 40 |
| Fuel: | Gasoline |
| Hoist Starter: | Elec. and hand. Elec. operates from 6 volt battery |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: | Unit No. 005057 |
| Engine #2 | |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Tram Hoist - Oil burning Semi-Diesel |
| Engine RPMs: | 550 |
| Engine Diameter: | |
| Engine Stroke: | |
| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | Metz-Weiss |
| Serial Number: | 4321 |
| Cylinders and Size: | 2 cylinder, 6" x 6.5" vertical |
| Horsepower: | 12 |
| Fuel: | Kerosene |
| Hoist Starter: | Hand after pre-heating with blow torch. |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: | |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | Outboard motor has 5" longer shaft than std. model, rope starting, 1.5 gal. fuel tank. |
| Boats on Station: |
| Supplemental Reports |
| Miscellaneous Equipment | |
| Air Motor | |
| Maker: Ingersoll-Rand | |
| Size: 1/10 HP | |
| Operating pressure: 35 lbs. | |
| Pulley Size: 5 9/16" for 1/4" "V" belt | |
| Miscellaneous Equipment | |
| Automatic Voltage Regulator | |
| Maker: The Safety Car Heating & Lighting Co. | |
| Size: 1500 W - 110 V - 30 Amperes | |
| Type: S 1050 E Serial No. 67175 | |