Report for Windmill Point Light Vessel (Virginia) - 1859
| General |
| District: | 5th |
| Inspector: | |
| Date of Report: | 01/02/1859 |
| Vessel |
| Color: | Straw |
| Material: | Wood |
| Tonnage: | 190 tons |
| How Rigged: | Foremast, 2 lantern posts & a jigger mast |
| Daymarks: | None, except name on sides. |
| Number of Lights: | 1 |
| How Placed: | Btwn 2 lantern posts |
| Illuminating Apparatus: | Costan lamp |
| Number of Burners: | 3 |
| Lantern Hoist: | Runner & tackle |
| Moorings |
| How Moored: | 1 mushroom |
| Weight of Anchor: | About 1500 lbs |
| Size of Riding Chain: | 75 fams, 1 1/4" |
| Number of Spare Anchors: | 1 |
| Weight of Spare Anchors: | About 450 lbs |
| Number of Spare Chains: | 1 |
| Length of Spare Chains: | 75 fams., 7/8" |
| Working or Harbor Anchor: |
| Sails / Awnings |
| Sails: | Foresail, staysail & jib |
| Awnings: |
| Stowage |
| Coal/Fuel on Board: | On berth deck |
| Quarters |
| Keeper and Crew Quarters: | 6 berths in cabin, 4 berths forward |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Number of Sides: | 4 |
| Height Glazed: | 3' 3" |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 64 |
| Size of Plates: | 8 3/4 x 9.5" |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Copper & iron |
| Lantern Doors: |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Bell struck by hand |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | About 1000 lbs |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 0 |
| Type: | |
| Length: | 6' 2" |
| Width: | 16' 8" |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 0 |
| Type: | |
| Length: | 6' 9" |
| Width: | 18' 8" |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | |