Report for Old Plantation Flats Light Station (Virginia) - 1927
General |
District: | 5th |
Inspector: | Vinson |
Location: | Chesapeake Bay, Va. |
Date of Report: | 06/04/1927 |
Latitude: | 37° 13' 44" |
Longitude: | 76° 02' 50" |
Premises |
Site: | A marine site containing 5 acres. This property was conveyed by the Governor of Va. to the US. |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | 03/20/1886 |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | 5 acres |
Area Inclosed: | |
Character of Soil: | |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
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: | Cape Charles City, Va. 3 miles. |
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: | Lantern on house. |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Dec. 1923. |
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: | 39 feet. |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky & woods. |
Color of Tower: | Piles & roof, brown,. house white, lantern black. |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint. |
Tower Connection: | |
Object of Navigation: | Dredged channel. |
Building Materials: | |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wood. |
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: |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 4th order. |
Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
Diameter to Glass: | |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 8 |
Type of Bars: | Vertical. |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 36.5" |
Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
Size of Plates: | 36.5" x 34" |
Number of Storm Panes: | |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None. |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Wood, iron & copper. |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper. |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper. |
Lightning Spindle: | Copper |
Description of Lightning Rod: | |
Balustrade: | Wood. |
Lantern Doors: | 1 wood on hinges. |
Floor of Lantern: | Wood. |
Watchroom Doors: | |
Parapet Diameter: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | In lower part of lantern. |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None. |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screw thread. |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | Below lantern contains bell machine, oil tanks. |
How is Relief Called: | |
Where is Call System Led: | Bell on thermostat for light. |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | 2900 shite, 870 red cp |
Name of Maker: | None |
Year Made: | Unknown |
Marks and Number: | None |
Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
Inside Diameter: | 19.5" |
Light Characteristic: | |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
Number of Panels: | 3 |
Number of Flash Panels: | None. |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 5 |
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: | Cast iron pedestal on wood block. |
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 glass. |
Red Sectors Description: | 343 degrees to 220 degrees. |
Where Color Attached: | To lantern. |
Form of Colored Glass: | Rectangular. |
Lamp Description: | 4th order |
Type of Illuminant: | Kerosene. |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 spare |
Number of Spare Burners: | |
Candle Power: |
Vapor Oil Lamp |
Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 mantel |
Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
Diameter of Mantel: | 35 mm |
Diameter of Circum Circle: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | None in lantern |
Oil House Description: | Tanks under house. |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | |
Oil House Capacity: | |
Other (Describe): | 3 closets on 1st floor, 2 on 2nd floor. |
Suitability: | Dry |
Fog Signal General |
Fog Signal Kind: | Daboll trumpet |
Time to Start: | 1 minute. |
How Long Will Pressure Last: | 30 seconds. |
Manufacturer: | |
Year of Manufacture: | |
Characteristic: | 3 sec. blast, 7 sec. silent, 3 sec. blast, 7 sec. silent; 1 stroke, 15 sec. silent, 1 stroke, 15 sec. silent. |
Duplication: | None. |
Timing Device: | Worm gear & cam. |
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 9 lbs. |
Height Above Water: | 23 feet. |
Compass Direction: | SW |
Location: | About 100 yards from channel. |
Distance and Direction: | North west side. |
Water Supply: | Roof & tanks. |
Reached from Lighthouse: | |
Description of Fog Signal Building: | Located on 1st floor in south corner. |
Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
Bell Signal |
Weight: | About 1000 lbs. |
Metal: | Bell |
Diameter: | 36" |
Height: | 30" |
Time: | 1 hour 45 minutes. |
Manufacturer: | Stevens, Patented July 29, 1872. |
Weights for Operation: |
Compressed Air |
Compressed Air Machinery: | Gardner |
Kind: | 2 cylinder |
Manufacturer: | Gardner |
Date Made: | Nov., 1923. |
Nominal Size: | 6" x 4.5" |
Horsepower: | 6 HP |
Compressor: | |
Compressor Manufacturer: | |
Compressor Bed and Gear: |
Internal Combustion Signal |
Fog Signal Kind: | |
Internal Combustion Kind: | Hill diesel |
Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | Hill Diesel Engline Co. Lansing, Mich. |
Internal Combustion Date: | 1927 |
Internal Combustion Size: | |
Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 6 HP |
Internal Combustion Fuel: | Kerosene |
Internal Combustion Starter: | By turning fly wheel. |
Compressor Maker: | Gardner |
Compressor Seat: | Direct connected with friction clutch |
Compressor Machinery: | Gardner |
Compressor Diameter: | 6" |
Compressor Stroke: | 4.5" |
Compressor RPMs: | |
Character of Air Inlet: | |
Kind of Unloader: | |
Diameter of Delivery Pipe: |
Daboll Signal |
Daboll: | 3rd class |
Daboll Reed: | |
Daboll Length: | 3.5" |
Daboll Breadth: | 2.25" |
Daboll Base Thickness: | 3/8" |
Daboll Tip Thickness: | 9/32" |
Dwelling |
Location: | Screw Pile. |
Coloring: | |
Construction Materials: | |
Number of Rooms: | |
Number of Dwellings: | |
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: | Grand Susquehanna |
Stove, Size: | #7 |
Sink, Maker: | Porcslain |
Sink, Size: | 18" x 36" |
Pump, Maker: | None. |
Pump, Size: | |
Lamps: |
Water |
How Procured: | From roof & stored in 4 tanks. |
Quality: | Good. |
Quantity: | Ample. |
Injury Possible: | No. |
Purity Precaution: | Cut out on spouts. |
Tank Capacity: | On first floor. |
Tank Material: | 1 wood, 3 iorn. |
Distilling Apparatus: | False |
Distilling Manufacturer: | |
Well Description: | |
Well Diameter: | |
Well Lining: | |
Pump or Bucket: | |
What Power Used: | |
Distance from Dwelling: |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Good. |
Diseases: | None. |
Prevalency: | |
Local Causes: | |
Recommended Improvements: |
Boats |
Boat #1 | |
Boat Number: | 464 |
Type: | Power |
Length: | |
Width: | 22' |
When Built: | Oct., 1926 |
Date Harbored at Station: | Sept. 1, 1926 |
Sails: | False |
Suited to Work: | Yes. |
Boat #2 | |
Boat Number: | 427 |
Type: | Row skiff |
Length: | |
Width: | 16' |
When Built: | Jan. 1925 |
Date Harbored at Station: | Jan. 17, 1925 |
Sails: | False |
Suited to Work: | Yes. |
Power Boat |
Engine Type: | Lathrop |
Horsepower: | 6 HP |
Engine Maker: | Shop # 52 |
Spare Coil: | |
Magnet: | Boach American |
Battery: | Columbia #6-6 |
Propeller Diameter: | 18" |
Propeller Pitch: | 20" |
Miscellaneous |
General Information: | |
Boats on Station: | In davits |