Fog Signal General

Fog Signal Kind:

Time to start:

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Timing device:

If whistle, siren or trumpet, Pressure at which blown:

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Lighthouse Inspection Reports Database

Sentinel Island Light Station - 1932

Fog Signal General

Type "C" Air Diaphone (established Feb. 8, 1925)

10 minutes.

6 minutes

Blast 5 sec. Silent 25 sec., Blast 5 sec., Silent 25 sec.

Engine, compressor & air receiver. 3rd class Daboll reed horn in reserve.

Chain tripping gear driven by engine.

30 lbs.

55 feet

246 degrees

In separate building near westerly side of island the horn pointing toward channel on that side of island.

160 feet. true.

Rain water from roof. 2 concrete cisterns under building, each 4' x 8.5' x 4' deep.

By concrete walk.

1 story frame building 20' x 20'; concrete foundation & floor; white with red shingle roof; heated by coal heater, Superior air-tight #218.

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