Light Vessel Specific

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Shovelful Shoal Light Vessel

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Color:

Material:

Tonnage:

How Rigged:

Daymarks:

Number of Lights:

How Placed:

Illuminating Apparatus:

Number of Burners:

Lantern Hoist:

Green, "Shoveful" in white letters both sides

white oak frame, hackman tack & spruce knees - outside planking white oak, white pine

140

schooner

Hoop iron sage, red, gratings at right angles

mainmast

8 - 12" reflectors

Same as Minot's light vessel

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:

1 1/2" chain, & mushroom anchor

3700 lbs

90 fams, 1.5"

1000 & 600

60 fams 7/8" & 60 fams 1/2"

Moorings

Sails:

Awnings:

mainsail, foresail, jib, trysail

Sails / Awnings

Coal / Fuel on Board:

Water:

Capacity of coal lockers, 8 tons.

Capacity of casks, 1200 gallons.

Stowage

Keeper and Crew Quarters:

8 berths in cabin, 6 berths on berth deck.

Quarters