Report for Lorain West Breakwater Pierhead (Ohio) - 1913
General |
District: | 10th |
Inspector: | Irving L. Gill, Asst. Supt. |
Location: | Outer end of breakwater - Lorain Harbor OH. |
Date of Report: | 11/27/1913 |
Latitude: | 41° 28' 39" |
Longitude: | 82° 11' 26" |
Premises |
Site: | Lake site under War Dept. control; Pierhead built for this purpose. |
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: | |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Breakwater |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
Means to Reach Light Station: | By RR to Lorain, Ohio |
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: | Skeleton steel tower on concrete breakwater superstructure. |
Number of Separate Lights: | One |
First Built or Established: | Sept. 1911 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Sept. 1911 |
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: | 38' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | City of Lorain, OH. |
Color of Tower: | White |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
Tower Connection: | No dwelling |
Object of Navigation: | Harbor light - local navigation. |
Building Materials: | Steel |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Outside ladder |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | None |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | None |
Number of Doors: | 1, 2' 4" x 6' 9" |
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: | 350 |
Name of Maker: | US Lighthouse Service - Thompkinsville, NY |
Year Made: | Remodeled by AGA, Co., 1911 |
Marks and Number: | |
Order of Apparatus: | Lens lantern |
Inside Diameter: | 300 mm |
Light Characteristic: | |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
Number of Panels: | 4 of 90 degrees each |
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: | |
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 Sectors Description: | |
Where Color Attached: | |
Form of Colored Glass: | |
Lamp Description: | |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | |
Number of Spare Burners: | |
Candle Power: |
Compressed Gas |
Gas Container: | 3 steel tanks |
Compressed Gas Capacity: | 177 to 265 cu ft. of free gas each |
Compressed Gas Charge: | 147 to 220 lbs |
How Supply Renewed: | Tanks shipped to re-charging station. |
At What Intervals: | 1-2 months depending on temperature. |
Spare Containers: |
Gas Light |
Gas Light Kind: | Acetylene |
Gas Light Number of Burners: | 1 |
Kind of Burner: | 1 ft. Von Schwartz |
Candlepower Per Burner: | 46 Heffner |
Total Candlepower: | |
Consumption Gas Burner Per Hour: | 1/10 of 1 cu ft. |
Total Consumption Per Hour: | 1/75 + 1/10 of 1 cu. ft. |
How Gas Obtained: | Compressed - dissolved in acetone |
Occulting Light |
Characteristic: | Flash 0.3 sec, eclipse 0.9 sec., Flash 0.3 sec, eclipse 4.5 sec. |
Time Limit: | 0.256 sec to 38 sec with present burner |
Eclipse Type: | Valve |
Size and Amplitude: | |
Axis Rotation: | |
Axis Relation: | |
Screen Revolution: | |
Screen Number: | |
Screen Time: | |
Screen Form: | |
Screen Mounting: | |
Screen Order: | |
Screen Date: | |
Valve Maker: | AGA Co. |
Valve Pattern: | Double Flasher, KK130 |
Reliability: | Yes |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Good |
Diseases: | None known to be prevalent |
Prevalency: | |
Local Causes: | |
Recommended Improvements: | No |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | W breakwater - Lorain Harbor, OH. |
Distance and Direction: | Lighthouse is on breakwater |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | Light is giving satisfaction. Light is equipped with sun valve. |
Boats |
Boat Number: | 41 |
Type: | Row |
Length: | 4' 6" |
Width: | 15' 6" |
When Built: | 1909 |
Date Harbored at Station: | May, 1909 |
Sails: | False |
Suited to Work: |