U.S.S. "Lake Weston." · casualty

Wreck Report, 1 page · T925-0005, p. 101 · No. 904

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Pencil marks in left margin: 'N.T.S.', '1918', 'Government Vessel', 'See attached letter'
Stamps on page include 'FOREIGN', 'TOTAL LOSS', 'STRANDING'

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Form header

Running number: 904
Filed at: Collection District.
Received: —
Vessel name written at top: —
Other numbers: —
Stamps on the form: —

Vessel

2 · Name, rig, nationality: U.S.S. "Lake Weston." · sch. single screw, American
6 · Official number: 216075
3 · Tonnage: 1948 gross, 1157 net.
4 · Age or year built: 1 year.
5 · Port registered: Transcription error See the scan
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Detroit - U.S.A. (See notes on vessel name.)Detroit, Mich.(or US?) Detroit. (appears as Detroit.) (Detroit is what it says but a pencil note "N.T.S. ?" is also there on left side of item 2.) Wait, Det…
7 · Master and residence: A. Erickson Lieut. Commander U.S.N.R.F.
8 · Owner and residence: U.S. Shipping Board.

Casualty

1 · Date: December 28, 1918 5-45 P.M.
24 · Locality: Nash Point, South Wales. (stranded)
9–10 · Voyage: Bayonne, France. → Cardiff, Wales.
27 · Weather: Wind N.W. force 4. dark night, foggy.
11–13 · Passengers / crew / lostCheck scan: — passengers, Officers 8, Crew 57 crew, — persons lost
14 · Value of vessel: —

25 · Nature of casualty, as written

Stranding

26 · Cause, as written

Currents not allowed for on course steered.

Signature

Signed by: W. Smith. · Lieut. U.S.N.R.F.
Company or by: —
Date signed: April 2nd 1919
Place: —

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1 · Date of casualty: December 28, 1918 5-45 P.M.
2 · Vessel, rig, nationality: American, sch. single screw, steel. U.S.S. "Lake Weston."
3 · Tonnage: 1948 gross, 1157 net.
4 · Age or year built: 1 year.
5 · Port registered: Transcription error See the scan
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Detroit - U.S.A. (See notes on vessel name.)Detroit, Mich.(or US?) Detroit. (appears as Detroit.) (Detroit is what it says but a pencil note "N.T.S. ?" is also there on left side of item 2.) Wait, Det…
6 · Official number: 216075
7 · Master and residence: A. Erickson Lieut. Commander U.S.N.R.F.
8 · Owner and residence: U.S. Shipping Board.
9 · Sailed from: Bayonne, France.
10 · Bound for: Cardiff, Wales.
11 · Passengers: —
12 · CrewCheck scan: Officers 8, Crew 57
13 · Persons lost: —
14 · Value of vessel: —
15 · Value of cargo: Two thousand dollars ($2000.00)
16 · Cargo: Pit props.
17 · Deck load: No.
18 · Overladen: No.
19 · Cargo weight: 200 tons
20 · Loss or insurance (20): Total loss.
21 · Loss or insurance (21): Total loss.
22 · Loss or insurance (22): —
23 · Loss or insurance (23): —
24 · Locality: Nash Point, South Wales. (stranded)
25 · Nature of casualty: Stranding
26 · Cause: Currents not allowed for on course steered.
27 · Weather: Wind N.W. force 4. dark night, foggy.
28 · Measures taken: —
29 · Assistance: Cardiff tugs "Prairie Flower" and "Spray" endeavored to render assistance but owing to heavy seas could not close the "Lake Weston"
30 · Remarks: —