Lake Lemando · stranding
Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 108–109 · No. 909
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Form header
- Running number
- 909
- Filed at
- Collection District No. 41, Port of CLEVELAND, O.
- Received
- U.S. COAST GUARD REC'D APR 28 1919 · 28 Apr 1919
- Vessel name written at top
- Lake Lemando
- Other numbers
- —
Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- Lake Lemando · American
- 6 · Official number
- 216156Also written nearby: 216156
- 3 · Tonnage
- D.W. 3243 Gross. 2370. Net. 1451.
- 4 · Age or year built
- May 13, 1918. (Date of Register).
- 5 · Port registered
- Cleveland Ohio.
- 7 · Master and residence
- A.D. Ewing, 525, W. 151st St. N.Y. City c/o Shaw
- 8 · Owner and residence
- United States Shipping Board. N.Y.
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- Saturday, Nov 2nd 1918 4:40 A.M.
- 24 · Locality
- Sully Beach. Barry Rds. Bristol Channel Wales.
- 9–10 · Voyage
- Penarth. Wales. Nov. 1st 1918. → France.
- 27 · Weather
- Overcast with violent squalls. High seas. Dark. N.W. gale. Rain.
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- no passengers, 36. crew, no persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- £ 100,000 estimated at present English rates.
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
Stranded.
26 · Cause, as written
Vessel dragging anchor.
Signature
- Signed by
- John R. Richards · Capt. Trans. Corps. U.S. Embarkation Officer
- Company or by
- —
- Date signed
- March 28th. 1919
- Place
- Cardiff, Wales.
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- 1 · Date of casualty
- Saturday, Nov 2nd 1918 4:40 A.M.
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- American Lake Lemando. Iron.
- 3 · Tonnage
- D.W. 3243 Gross. 2370. Net. 1451.
- 4 · Age or year built
- May 13, 1918. (Date of Register).
- 5 · Port registered
- Cleveland Ohio.
- 6 · Official number
- 216,156
- 7 · Master and residence
- A.D. Ewing, 525, W. 151st St. N.Y. City c/o Shaw
- 8 · Owner and residence
- United States Shipping Board. N.Y.
- 9 · Sailed from
- Penarth. Wales. Nov. 1st 1918.
- 10 · Bound for
- France.
- 11 · Passengers
- None.
- 12 · Crew
- 36.
- 13 · Persons lost
- None.
- 14 · Value of vessel
- £ 100,000 estimated at present English rates.
- 15 · Value of cargo
- £ 4834.4.5.
- 16 · Cargo
- Coal.
- 17 · Deck load
- No.
- 18 · Overladen
- No.
- 19 · Cargo weight
- 2831 tons 11 cwt large & small coal mixed.
- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- £20,000 to £30,000
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- 1612 tons 10 cwt lost (coal).
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- Unknown.
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
- Unknown.
- 24 · Locality
- Sully Beach. Barry Rds. Bristol Channel Wales.
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- Stranded.
- 26 · Cause
- Vessel dragging anchor.
- 27 · Weather
- Overcast with violent squalls. High seas. Dark. N.W. gale. Rain.
- 28 · Measures taken
- No measures taken to avoid casualty.
- 29 · Assistance
- After ship was beached, tugs "Faskutt", "Assistance", "Salvor" & "Wardley", made fast to try & unbeach vessel.
- 30 · Remarks
- Vessel lying at anchor in Barry Roads at time of stranding. Anchor dragged. Port bow anchor out. 75 fathoms cable in 10 fathoms of water.