Report for Pago Pago Rear Range (Samoa) - 1911
| General |
| District: | 19th |
| Inspector: | Lieut. C. S. McDowell, USN |
| Location: | On N side of Pago Pago Bay, Tutuila, Samoa |
| Date of Report: | 03/03/1911 |
| Latitude: | 14° 17' 26" S |
| Longitude: | 170° 41' 50" W |
| Premises |
| Site: | Island Government Land |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 10/01/1910 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 1600 sq. ft. |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Character of Soil: | Rocky |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 400' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | Road about 400' from tower |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Foot |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | 5/8 mile to Coaling Dock at Naval Station by water |
| Distance to Post Office: | 2 miles |
| Distance to Village: | 500' from Lepua |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | Good road or boat |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | February, 1910 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
| Form of Tower: | Pyramidal |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 8' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 150' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Thickly wooded hill |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Whitewash & cement |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Range for entering Pago Pago Harbor |
| Building Materials: | Oregon pine around 6" iron pipe in center |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 2" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 2" |
| Diameter at Base: | 12' square |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 4' square |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Ladder on outside |
| Number of Landings: | None |
| Size of Glass: | None |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | None |
| Number of Doors: | None |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Iron pipe cemented in rock |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Earth & rocks |
| Soil Susceptibility: | Yes |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 2 day lens lantern |
| Shape of Lantern: | Cylindrical |
| 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: | Brass |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Canvas cover over lantern during the day |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | None |
| Lightning Spindle: | None |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | None |
| Balustrade: | None |
| Lantern Doors: | |
| Floor of Lantern: | |
| Watchroom Doors: | |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Light keeper is Catholic priest at Catholic mission about 1000' from light |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | Lens lantern |
| Inside Diameter: | |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 270 degrees arc - fixed red |
| Number of Panels: | |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | |
| 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: | |
| 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 Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | None |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 wick |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 3/4" |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | Shelf within tower |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 1.5' x 3' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Wood |
| Oil House Capacity: | 1 5-gal can |
| Other (Describe): | |
| Suitability: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthy |
| Diseases: | Native diseases |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Beach landing thru reef 350 yds from light tower. |
| Distance and Direction: | 350 yds SW from light tower |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | 1 4th order lens & set of 4th order lamps are being sent out for this light. |