Portland Head (Maine)

Historical Light List Characteristics

1839 F W. USLHE Light List (US): 1
1849 F W. W19.
1858 F W. W141/2. LHB Light List (US): 43
1860 LHB Light List (US): 37
1865-1866 F W. W17. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 37
1868
1870 F W. W15. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 38
1878-1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 48
1886 F W. W153/4. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 47
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 49
1893 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 56
1898 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 63
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 64
1905 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 69
1908 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 71
1915 F W. W16. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 81
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 85
1920
1927 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 88
1931 Iso W 4s. W16. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 89
1935
1940 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 100
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 129
1945-1947
1950-1952
1953-1955 USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 211
1957
1959-1960 Fl W 3.75s. W16. fl 1.5. USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 224
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 224
1963-1965
1966 Fl W 3.7s. W16. fl 1.5. USCG Light List - Vol. I: 342
1969-1972
1973-1979 Fl W 3.7s. W22. fl 1.5.
1982 Fl W 3.7s. W22.
1987 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 7775
1990-1992 Fl W 4s. W24. USCG Light List - Vol. I: 7420
1993-1996 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 7565
2004

Historical Light List Optics and Structures

1839 15 Lamps / 16" Refl. 45 80 N/A USLHE Light List (US): 1
1849
1858 4th 49 81 LHB Light List (US): 43
1860 LHB Light List (US): 37
1865 2nd 101 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 37
1866 69
1868
1870 The bell-tower is a white pyramid, 15 feet at base and 30 feet high, standing at the east side of the light-tower. Dwelling, a story and one-half stone building, whitewashed, connected with tower by wooden porch. Tower of stone and brick, whitewashed. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 38
1878-1879 Tower of stone and brick, connected with a one and a half story stone dwelling by a wooden porch, all whitewashed. Fog-signal house near the tower, to the northward, whitewashed. Bell-tower, a pyramid 30 feet high, on east side of tower, painted white. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 48
1886 White tower and dwelling, connected by a porch. White fog-signal house near the tower to the eastward and red brick oil house about 100 feet to westward. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 47
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 49
1893 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 56
1898 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 63
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 64
1905 White tower and dwelling, connected by a porch. White fog-signal house near the tower to the eastward and red-brick oilhouse about 100 feet to westward. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 69
1908 White tower and dwelling, connected by a porch; white fog-signal house near tower to the E'd and red-brick oilhouse about 100 feet to W'd. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 71
1915 N/A White; conical tower connected to dwelling. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 81
1917 80 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 85
1920
1927 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 88
1931 2 ei White conical tower connected to dwelling. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 89
1935
1940 2 e USCG Light List (Atlantic): 100
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 129
1945-1947
1950-1952
1953-1955 N/A USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 211
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 224
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 224
1963-1965
1966 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 342
1969-1973
1974-1979 White conical tower connected dwelling.
1982
1987 White conical tower, connected dwelling. USCG Light List - Vol. I: 7775
1990-1992 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 7420
1993-1996 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 7565
2004

Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals

1858 Fog-bell None LHB Light List (US): 43
1860 LHB Light List (US): 37
1865-1866 Fog-bell struck by machinery. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 37
1868
1870 A bell struck by machinery. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 38
1878 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 48
1879 A 2d-class Daboll's air-trumpet, in duplicate, giving blasts of 8 seconds at intervals of 40 seconds.
1886 2d-class Daboll trumpet; blasts 8 sec., intervals 40 sec. If Daboll trumpet be disabled, a bell will be struck by hand. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 47
1888 2d-class Daboll trumpet; blasts 8 sec., intervals 40 sec. If Daboll trumpet be disabled, a bell will be struck by hand. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 49
1893 2d-class Daboll trumpet; blasts 8 sec., silent intervals 40 sec. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 56
1898 2d-class Daboll trumpet; blasts 2 sec., silent intervals 13 sec. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 63
1899 2d-class Daboll trumpet; blasts 5 sec., silent intervals 15 sec. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 64
1905 2d-class steam siren; blasts 5 sec., silent intervals 15 sec. If trumpet be disabled, a bell will be struck by hand. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 69
1908 1st-class Daboll trumpet; blasts 5 sec., silent intervals 15 sec. If trumpets be disabled, a bell will be struck by hand. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 71
1915 1st-cl. reed horn: blast 5 sec., silent 15 sec. Bell (hand) if horn is disabled. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 81
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 85
1920
1927 Bell (1,200-lb.) if horn is disabled. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 88
1931 HORN, 1st-cl. reed: blast 5 sec., silent 15 sec. Bell if horn disabled. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 89
1935
1940 HORN, diaphragm, chime, air; blast 4 sec., silent 16 sec. Reed horn if diaphragm horn disabled. USCG Light List (Atlantic): 100
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 129
1945-1947
1950-1952 None
1953-1955 HORN, diaphragm, chime: 1 blast ev 20s (4sbl). USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 211
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 224
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 224
1963-1965
1966 HORN, diaphragm, chime; 1 blast ev 20s (4sbl). USCG Light List - Vol. I: 342
1969-1970
1971-1972 HORN, diaphragm; 1 blast ev 15s (2sbl).
1973-1975 HORN, 1 blast ev 15s (2sbl).
1976-1979 HORN: 1 blast ev 15s (2sbl).
1982 HORN: 1 blast ev 15s (2s bl).
1987 HORN: 1 blast ev 15s (2s bl). USCG Light List - Vol. I: 7775
1990-1992 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 7420
1993-1996 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 7565
2004 HORN: 1 blast ev 15s (2s bl).

Historical Light List Other Signals

1927 None USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 88
1931 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 89
1935
1940 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 100
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 129
1945-1947
1950-1952
1953 USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 211
1954 Special Radio Direction Finder Calibration Service (304 and 480 kHz, A3 ).
1955 Special Radio Direction Finder Calibration Service (296 and 480 kHz, A3 ).
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 224
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 224
1963
1964-1965 Special Radio Direction Finder Calibration Service (296 and 480 kHz, ).
1966 Special Radio Direction Finder Calibration Service (294 and 480 kHz, ). USCG Light List - Vol. I: 342
1969-1975
1976-1979 None
1982
1987 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 7775
1990-1992 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 7420
1993-1996 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 7565
2004
1791 - Present