Report for Manitowoc Breakwater Light Station (Wisconsin) - 1920
| General |
| District: | 12th |
| Inspector: | E.O. Butler |
| Location: | On E'ly end of N Breakwater |
| Date of Report: | 08/06/1920 |
| Latitude: | 44° 05' 34" |
| Longitude: | 87° 39' 23" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Station & Fog signal in 1 bldg on E'ly end of N Breakwater about 2500' from shore line. |
| 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: | About 2500' in lake. |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Landing can be made on 2 sides Breakwater. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Tower reached by elevated walk along Breakwater, inner end in center of city of Manitowoc. |
| 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: | Steel Fog signal bldg. |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | Completed Spring, 1920 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | New bldg |
| 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: | 52' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Bldgs & shade trees of city of Manitowoc. |
| Color of Tower: | Red |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Dwelling on shore |
| Object of Navigation: | Entrance to harbor of Manitowoc, forming a range with Manitowoc Pierhead Light. |
| Building Materials: | Bldg of steel, tower or lantern, cast iron. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Cast iron |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 16.5" dia. plate glass |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 4 port lights |
| Number of Doors: | 1, size opening 36.5" x 77" |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 10 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 36" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 37" x 36" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron, steel lining. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron, with zinc lining. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Globe shape, cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Yes |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Balustrade, cast iron, deck, bar iron rail. |
| Lantern Doors: | Cast iron, on hinges, below glazed lantern. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron & steel in center |
| Watchroom Doors: | Trap door, steel. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 5 ventilators in parapet walls |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None needed |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Secured in metal. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | 2nd floor below Lantern floor, with electric light, desk, chairs, toilet, lavatory & shower, bath. |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 2000 |
| Name of Maker: | Not known |
| Year Made: | Not known |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 360 degrees |
| Number of Panels: | 4, 1 is prismatic reflector |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 3, (9 prisms on door) |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 5 |
| 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: | Single column, cast iron |
| 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: | Cone shaped |
| How Color is Produced: | By ruby globe, shade screen |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | To illuminating apparatus inside lens |
| Form of Colored Glass: | Globe shade, around a 200W electric lamp |
| Lamp Description: | 200W type C, electric |
| Type of Illuminant: | Electric |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | Sufficient supply always |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Compressed air, Type F, diaphone |
| Time to Start: | 2 min. |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | About 5 min. |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 1 sec blast, 1 sec silent, 1 sec blast, 7 sec silent. |
| Duplication: | Compressors |
| Timing Device: | |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | Harbor entrance |
| Distance and Direction: | Directly alongside |
| Water Supply: | Lake water |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | By well in bldg. |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Steel bldg |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Siren Signal |
| Siren: | Diaphone |
| Siren Diameter: | |
| Siren Built Date: | 1919 |
| Siren Manufacturer: | Diaphone Signal Co. |
| Siren Ports: | |
| Siren Revolutions: | |
| Siren Governor: | |
| Siren Condition: |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | Fairbanks, Morse Type Z. |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | Fairbanks Morse |
| Internal Combustion Date: | 1919 |
| Internal Combustion Size: | 15 HP |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 15 |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Kerosene |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | Hand, electric spark |
| Compressor Maker: | Ingersoll - Rand Co. 1919 |
| Compressor Seat: | Separate base, with sheet, belt driven |
| Compressor Machinery: | |
| Compressor Diameter: | |
| Compressor Stroke: | |
| Compressor RPMs: | |
| Character of Air Inlet: | |
| Kind of Unloader: | |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Well down thru cut under bldg. |
| Quality: | Fair |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | |
| Tank Capacity: | |
| Tank Material: | |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |