Report for Long Shoal Light Vessel (North Carolina) - 1859

General
District: 5th
Inspector:
Date of Report: 01/02/1859
Vessel
Color: Straw
Material: Wood
Tonnage: 160 tons
How Rigged: Schooner
Daymarks: None, except name on each side
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: About 600 lbs
Size of Riding Chain: 55 fams., 1 1/4"
Number of Spare Anchors: 1
Weight of Spare Anchors: 800 lbs
Number of Spare Chains: 1
Length of Spare Chains: 40 fams, 7/8"
Working or Harbor Anchor:


Sails / Awnings
Sails: Mainsail & jib, new, Foresail good
Awnings: 1 quar deck awning good


Stowage
Coal/Fuel on Board: None


Quarters
Keeper and Crew Quarters: Cabin comfortable, 6 berths, 4 for crew.
Lantern and Fixtures
Number of Sides: 4
Height Glazed: 2' 5"
Number of Plates Each Side: 36
Size of Plates: 9.5 x 7.5"
Construction Material Lantern: Composition
Lantern Doors:
Fog Signal General
Fog Signal Kind: Bell struck by hand
Bell Signal
Weight: About 900 lbs
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous Remarks: Lantern too small & a great deal of light lost by smallness of panes & number of sashes.
Boats
Boat #1
Boat Number: 0
Type: Whale boat
Length: 6'
Width: 22'
Sails: False
Suited to Work:
 
Boat #2
Boat Number: 0
Type: Square stern
Length: 6.5'
Width: 18'
Sails: False
Suited to Work: