Report for Delaware Breakwater West End Beacon (Delaware) - 1908
| General |
| District: | 4th |
| Inspector: | Thos J. Rout, Jr. Draftsman |
| Location: | On the extreme westerly end of Delaware Breakwater, S side of the entrance to and in Delaware Bay, Del. & nearly 13/16 mile WNW 1/2 W from Delaware Breakwater Range Front Lighthouse |
| Date of Report: | 03/14/1908 |
| Latitude: | 38° 48' 02" |
| Longitude: | 75° 07' 01" |
| Premises |
| Site: | This lighthouse is on the Delaware Breakwater |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Character of Soil: | No surface soil |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 16' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | No wharf |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By railroad to Lewes, Del., & thence by private boat to beacon. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | About 1.5 miles to public road & about 2.5 miles to railroad station |
| Distance to Post Office: | About 2.5 miles |
| Distance to Village: | About 2.5 miles |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Launches can be hired in Lewes. The distance is about 2.5 miles. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | The lantern is supported on an iron lantern post, which is provided with a hoisting apparatus. |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1895 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | No tower |
| 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: | Trees & sky |
| Color of Tower: | Post is red |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Harbor, for general navigating purposes. |
| Building Materials: | Post is of iron tubing |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | No tower |
| 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: | Iron posts sets 6' into breakwater |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | None, post is on breakwater |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | The post is in good condition |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | Lens lantern post only. |
| Shape of Lantern: | No lantern |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | |
| Number of Plates in Height: | |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | |
| Thickness of Plates: | |
| Size of Plates: | |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | No lantern |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | No lantern |
| Lightning Spindle: | None |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | None |
| Balustrade: | |
| Lantern Doors: | |
| Floor of Lantern: | |
| Watchroom Doors: | |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | No lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | The lantern can be lowered |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Not known |
| Year Made: | Not known |
| Marks and Number: | Noen |
| Order of Apparatus: | Lens lantern |
| Inside Diameter: | 11 3/4" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed red |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 360 degrees |
| Number of Panels: | 4, 90 degrees each |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None |
| 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: | The lantern can be lowered to top of a table 38.5" high |
| Service Table: | None, except top of the table mentioned above |
| Draft Tube Description: | None |
| Revolving Machinery: | Fixed light |
| 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: | Ruby chimney |
| Red Sectors Description: | Light shows all red |
| Where Color Attached: | Ruby chimney used |
| Form of Colored Glass: | Ruby chimney |
| Lamp Description: | Lens lantern lamp, 1 round wick |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | None |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None |
| Candle Power: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | No tower |
| Oil House Description: | Oil supply is kept at Delaware Breakwater Front Light station. A can of oil kept at Beacon, in a small house, 5' x 5' 2" in plan built around the post & resting on Breakwater. House has table & hinged door but no shelf. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | No tower or dwelling |
| Suitability: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | None, one can land on the side of the Breakwater from small boats |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | The post, etc., are in good condition. |