Report for Petit Manan (Maine) - 1935
| General |
| District: | 1st |
| Inspector: | Thomas Sampson, Asst. Superintendent |
| Location: | On the E'ly point of Petit Manan Island, seacoast of Maine |
| Date of Report: | 05/03/1935 |
| Latitude: | 44° 22' 04N" |
| Longitude: | 67° 51' 51W" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Public land, ceded by the state of Massachusetts |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | 06/13/1817 |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | Southern part of island |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 60' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Boat slip |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Boat - Milbridge 10 - 12 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: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1817 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1855 |
| 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: | 123' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky |
| Color of Tower: | Natural stone |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | General navigating purposes |
| Building Materials: | Granite & brick |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Iron winding stairs |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 8" x 10" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 12 - 27 5/8" x 45" |
| Number of Doors: | 3 total: 1 iron 3' 2" x 8' 2"; 1 wood 3' 2" x 6' 8"; 1 in work room 2' 8" x 6' 8" |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 2nd |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 14 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | 1 1/8" |
| Height Glazed: | 8' |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 3 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 3 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron & brass |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Fork & copper |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Upper rail 12 brass posts & single rail - main gallery |
| Lantern Doors: | None |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | No door leading into lantern |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Lower part of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Iron ladder - 10' long |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | No curtains |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 5.5 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | Fixed - 17,000; Flash - 180,000 |
| Name of Maker: | Henry Lepaute A Paris |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | 2nd |
| Inside Diameter: | 4' 7.5" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 6 minutes |
| Flash Interval: | 1 min. 36 sec. |
| Duration of Flash: | 24 sec |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 60 degrees |
| Number of Panels: | 6 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 3 |
| Arc of Each: | 60 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 3 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 12 fixed |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 5 fixed |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | False |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | True |
| Revolving Panels: | 3 panels revolving on chariot wheels |
| How Flash is Produced: | |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | 9 |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | 30 elements covered |
| Pedestal: | Cast iron with chariot tract & clock table attached |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Iron 4" supported by top of lens |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Chariot |
| Chariot Description: | 8 guide trucks, 2" diam. - 7/16" hole - 1" through hub - 8 chariot wheels 5 1/6" diam. - 5/8" hole - 2 3/16" length through hub - 8 guide rolls 2" diam. 1/2" hole - 7/8" wide |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 22' |
| Clock Weight: | 250 lbs |
| Length of Winding Time: | 5.5 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | No |
| Machinery Protection: | Cast iron case with glass doors |
| Regulated: | Fan governor |
| Lens Protection: | Linen cover |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | IOV 55 mm. Type B |
| Type of Illuminant: | Kerosene |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 3 |
| Candle Power: | 1,500 cp |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | |
| Size of Clock Cord: | |
| Length of Clock Cord: | |
| How Led: | Under traveling sheave & over single sheave block to sheave |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 1 in service room - cleaning materials & supplies |
| Oil House Description: | Oil stored in part of brick cistern house about 120' SW'ly from tower |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | 500 5-gal cans |
| Other (Describe): | |
| Suitability: |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Type 425 Tyfon - internal combustion engine with air compressor installed in 1917 & automatic clocks (Bell struck by hand if fog signal out of commission) |
| Time to Start: | 15 min. |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | 2 blasts |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | Blast 3 sec; silent 27 sec.; |
| Duplication: | Compressors & characteristic clocks only - 1 Tyfon with spare parts |
| Timing Device: | Automatic Clock |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 25 to 45 lbs |
| Height Above Water: | About 50' |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | 100' SW of tower - general coastwise navigation |
| Distance and Direction: | About 100' SW'ly |
| Water Supply: | Surface & rain water |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Wooden walk |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Brick fog signal house with shingled roof - 32 x 32 |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | 1,500 lbs |
| Metal: | Bell metal |
| Diameter: | 40" |
| Height: | 30" |
| Time: | |
| Manufacturer: | McShane Bell Foundry Co., Baltimore, MD. |
| Weights for Operation: |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | Semi-Diesel - 2 cycle |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company |
| Internal Combustion Date: | 1917 |
| Internal Combustion Size: | 10.5" x 7 1/4" x 14' |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 28 |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Distilate |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | Compressed air |
| Compressor Maker: | Same |
| Compressor Seat: | On same rod |
| Compressor Machinery: | |
| Compressor Diameter: | 7.5" |
| Compressor Stroke: | 14" |
| Compressor RPMs: | 300 |
| Character of Air Inlet: | 2.5" |
| Kind of Unloader: | Automatic |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: | 4" |
| Whistle Signal |
| Whistle Diameter: | 10" |
| Whistle Height: | 26" |
| Whistle Orifice: | 2 3/8" |
| Whistle Tone: | Single |
| Whistle Chime: |
| Air Receiver |
| Number: | 2 |
| Diameter: | 4' |
| Height: | 7' 6" |
| Capacity Cubic Feet: | 100 |
| Pressure in Each: | 50# |
| Make of Reducing Valve: | Leslie |
| Remarks: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Double dwelling 30' NW'ly from tower; Single dwelling 135' W'ly from tower |
| Coloring: | White |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | Double - 6 each; single 6 rooms |
| Number of Dwellings: | 2 |
| Heating Plant: | American Radiator Co. hot water in single house |
| Number of Keepers: | Keeper & 2 assistants |
| Furnished Quarters: | All |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 6 |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White |
| Paths and Walks: | 3 walks, 2 paths |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | |
| Stove, Maker: | Portland S.F. Co. (3) |
| Stove, Size: | Royal Atlantic #8 (3) |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | Douglass (3) |
| Pump, Size: | #2 (3) |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain & surface water |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Cisterns & tanks cleaned once a year |
| Tank Capacity: | 32,045 gals for signal - 7,555 gals domestic. 5 cisterns, 2 tanks, 1 reservoir (26,504 gal.) |
| Tank Material: | Tanks - wood with flat iron hoops; cisterns brick; reservoir - stone |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Boat house & slip |
| Distance and Direction: | About 630' NW'ly |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | 3 - 2040 gal - 5 239 gal kerosene tanks - 7,315 gals. |
| Boats |
| Boat Number: | 86 |
| Type: | Motor Boat |
| Length: | |
| Width: | 22' |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | Hartford |
| Horsepower: | 5 |
| Engine Maker: | Hartford Engine Co. |
| Spare Coil: | |
| Magnet: | |
| Battery: | Dry |
| Propeller Diameter: | |
| Propeller Pitch: |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Double cylinder - Lidgerwood gasoline Hoister |
| Engine RPMs: | 300 |
| Engine Diameter: | 6" |
| Engine Stroke: | 7" |
| Engine Boiler: | Vertical tubular |
| Engine Maker and Date: | Titusville Boiler works - 1926 |
| Serial Number: | |
| Cylinders and Size: | |
| Horsepower: | |
| Fuel: | |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: |
| Supplemental Reports |
| See CICGD Report No 39 | |
| 2/5/1962 | |
| Location:: Washington County, Narragansatt Bay, Maine | |
| Complement:: Bachelor Station with 4 men | |
| Fog Signal:: Duplicate Leslie 425 mm air diaphragm horn installed in 1925 | |
| Compressors:: Duplicate 125 CFM Hercules diesel driven Worthington compressors installed in 1947 | |
| Station Power:: locally generated D.C. duplicate gasoline engine driven battery charging generators 115 volt battery | |
| Station being converted to A.C. DOD excess grants. | |
| Heating Data United States Coast Guard | |
| 30 July, 1945 | |
| Name of building: Double Dwelling | |
| Type of Heating System: Queen Atlantic, 308; Gurney hot water # 1 (2) | |
| Type of Fuel Used: Nut size hard coal | |
| Annual Fuel Consumption: 5 tons (Q.A) 8 & 7 tons (Gurneys) | |
| Heating Data United States Coast Guard | |
| 30 July, 1945 | |
| Name of building: Single Dwelling | |
| Type of Heating System: American Rad. Red flash, Queen Atlantic | |
| Type of Fuel Used: Nut size hard coal | |
| Annual Fuel Consumption: 15 tons (Amer. Rad.); 5 tons (Q.A) | |
| Heating Data United States Coast Guard | |
| 30 July, 1945 | |
| Name of building: Engine Room | |
| Type of Heating System: Kalamazoo oil heater | |
| Type of Fuel Used: Water white kerosene | |
| Annual Fuel Consumption: 1,000 gals | |
| Electric Power Supply | |
| 2 October, 1944 | |
| Number in Shore Operating Plan: 01-037 | |
| Characteristics:: D.C. | |
| Current is obtained:: By local generation | |
| If local generation list size of each generator: 5 KW; 5 KW | |