Report for Roanoke River Light Vessel (North Carolina) - 1859
| General |
| District: | 5th |
| Inspector: | |
| Date of Report: | 01/02/1859 |
| Vessel |
| Color: | Straw |
| Material: | Wood |
| Tonnage: | 130 tons |
| How Rigged: | Schooner |
| Daymarks: | None except name |
| Number of Lights: | 1 |
| How Placed: | Btwn 2 lantern posts amidships |
| Illuminating Apparatus: | Costan lamp |
| Number of Burners: | 3 |
| Lantern Hoist: | Runner & tackle |
| Moorings |
| How Moored: | 1 mushroom |
| Weight of Anchor: | 1600 lbs |
| Size of Riding Chain: | 60 fams, 1 1/4" |
| Number of Spare Anchors: | 1 |
| Weight of Spare Anchors: | 760 lbs |
| Number of Spare Chains: | 1 |
| Length of Spare Chains: | 60 fams, 7/8" |
| Working or Harbor Anchor: |
| Sails / Awnings |
| Sails: | Mainsail & jib, old |
| Awnings: | Quarter deck awning |
| Stowage |
| Coal/Fuel on Board: |
| Quarters |
| Keeper and Crew Quarters: | 6 berths in cabin, 4 berths on berth deck |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Height Glazed: | 30" |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 36 |
| Size of Plates: | 10 1/4 x 8 1/4 |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Composition |
| Lantern Doors: |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Bell struck by hand |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | 160 lbs |
| Miscellaneous |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Awning & sails are old, former may do one season more. Should have a new chain runner, about 6 fathoms for each. Lantern is old. Half of the light is lost by the smallness of the panes of glass. |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 0 |
| Type: | |
| Length: | 4' 6" |
| Width: | 22' |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 0 |
| Type: | |
| Length: | 3.5' |
| Width: | 18' |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | |