Report for Hicacal Beach Front Range (Cuba) - 1911
| General |
| District: | 9th |
| Inspector: | A. Davila, checked by CA Lamy |
| Location: | On Hicacal Beach, N'ly side of entrance to Guantanamo Bay, S'ly coast of E'ly end of island of Cuba. |
| Date of Report: | 05/28/1911 |
| Latitude: | 19° 55' 46" |
| Longitude: | 75° 09' 40" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Naval reservation |
| Date of Reservation: | 10/01/1905 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | Not known |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | Sandy beach, tropical brush |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | (See Windward Point Light Station) |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | From Windward Point lighthouse pier in Guantanamo Bay, by boat. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | Caimanera, Cuba |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Red post with red circular daymark |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1906 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| 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: | 30' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Green hills |
| Color of Tower: | Red post with red circular daymark |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | No dwelling |
| Object of Navigation: | Range Light - General & local navigation, entrance to harbor. |
| Building Materials: | Wooden post |
| 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: | |
| Number of Doors: | |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 43 |
| Name of Maker: | US General LH Depot |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | USLHE |
| Order of Apparatus: | Lens lantern - 5 day |
| Inside Diameter: | 30 cm |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | None |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 360 degrees |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 1 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 3 |
| 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: | Wooden post supporting lantern |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | |
| 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: | |
| How Color is Produced: | Red chimney |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | Red chimney |
| Lamp Description: | Lens lantern |
| Type of Illuminant: | Oil |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: | 5.5 |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 3/16" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | Detached oil house |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 2' x 4' x 5' high |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Wood |
| Oil House Capacity: | About 15 5-gal cans |
| Other (Describe): | |
| Suitability: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | In general good, subject to malaria in certain seasons of the year. |
| Diseases: | Malaria |
| Prevalency: | In spring |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 13 |
| Type: | Sailing row boat |
| Length: | 4' 8" |
| Width: | 14' |
| When Built: | 1906 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Unknown |
| Sails: | True |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 14 |
| Type: | Dory |
| Length: | 7' 2" |
| Width: | 17' 5" |
| When Built: | Unknown |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Unknown |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | Same boat used for Windward Point Light Station. |
| Boats on Station: | See Windward Point Light Station. |