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York Spit Light Vessel - 1870
Light Vessel Specific
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Color:
Material:
Tonnage:
How Rigged:
Daymarks:
Number of Lights:
How Placed:
Illuminating Apparatus:
Number of Burners:
Lantern Hoist:
yellow & in good condition. Spars natural color, white mastheads.
Iron, painted red.
1
reflector lamps in very good condition.
8 spare lamps (none set)
All in good order.
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:
Anchored w/ a mushroom anchor.
3600 lbs.
90 fathoms 1 3/4" chain.
1 mushroom anchor
3600 lbs
90 fathoms, 1 3/4" chain.
1 anchor 671 lbs, 1 Kedge anchor 230 lbs, 1 Hawser 60 fathoms, 6" & 90
Moorings
Sails:
Awnings:
All in good condition
3 in fair condition
Sails / Awnings
Coal / Fuel on Board:
Water:
none
Tanks holding 1500 gallons: 2 empty casks.
Stowage
Keeper and Crew Quarters:
In excellent condition & very clean.
Quarters
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Condition of Rigging:
Condition and Number
of Tarpaulins:
Number of Gratings:
Store rooms:
Oil Room:
Supplies:
General Condition of Vessel:
Persons on Board:
good order
1 in good order
2 wooden hoods.
Clean & in good order
Clean & in good condition
Well cared for & in good condition.
All in excellent condition.
5 - Captain was not present, having been on shore 10 days.
Vessel Condition