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Minots Ledge Light Vessel

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Color:

Material:

Tonnage:

How Rigged:

Daymarks:

Number of Lights:

How Placed:

Illuminating Apparatus:

Number of Burners:

Lantern Hoist:

Straw, "Minots Ledge" in large black letters each side.

Oak frame, oak plank, yellow pine decks

255

schooner

Oval hoop iron gratings at right angles

foremast & mainmast

12" reflectors

1/2" chain & winch. Span w/ sheave in light forward of mast cords rove thru cheek sheave on each side, masthead & standing part made fast to lantern. Standing part of another chain hooked in bolt on deck, rove thru sheave in span & end to winch on deck.

General Info

How Moored:

Weight of Anchor:

Size of Riding Chain:

Number of Spare Anchors:

Weight of Spare Anchors:

Number of Spare Chains:

Length of Spare Chains:

Working or Harbor Anchor:

Span & winding chain 1 3/4", 1 mushroom & 1 2 fluke anchor

mushroom 5000 & 2 fluke 300 lbs

105 fams 1 3/4"

2444 & 800 lbs

120 fams 1 3/8" & 60 fams 7/8"

Moorings

Sails:

Awnings:

2 mainsails, 1 foresail, 2 jibs, 1 trysail, 1 squaresail

Quarter & forecastle awnings

Sails / Awnings

Coal / Fuel on Board:

Water:

Bunker, 10 tons capacity

3300 gallons capacity

Stowage

Keeper and Crew Quarters:

2 state rooms in cabin, 1 in steerage. 8 berths in berth deck.

Quarters