The Wreck Files

STEVE QUINN NO. 1 · total loss

Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 134–135 · No. 919

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Report of Casualty, STEVE QUINN NO. 1, page 134

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Reader’s notes on the scan

  • Items 7 and 8 have Stockton crossed out and replaced with Rio Vista.
  • A number '920' is visible in the margin to the left of the document, likely part of an adjacent page or a numbering system on the edge.

Form header

Running number
919
Filed at
Collection District No. 28, Port of San Francisco, Cal.
Received
  • U. S. COAST GUARD REC'D JAN 26 1919 ANS'D · 26 Jan 1919
Vessel name written at top
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Other numbers
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Vessel

2 · Name, rig, nationality
STEVE QUINN NO. 1 · Ga. s., Am.
6 · Official number
216391
3 · Tonnage
46 tons net. 62 gross
4 · Age or year built
Built 1918.
5 · Port registered
San Francisco.
7 · Master and residence
Stephen A. Quinn, Rio Vista, Cal.
8 · Owner and residence
Stephen A. Quinn, Rio Vista, Cal.

Casualty

1 · Date
November 10, 1918. 12 oclock noon
24 · Locality
Medford I., Middle Riv. (San Joaquin) Cal.
9–10 · Voyage
Stockton Nov. 9. 1918. 6 a.m. → Medford Island, Middle River. (San Joaquin)
27 · Weather
Calm.
11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
no passengers, 9 crew, no persons lost
14 · Value of vessel
Four Thousand Dollars ($4000.00)

25 · Nature of casualty, as written

Destroyed by fire., and sunk.

26 · Cause, as written

Back fire from engine, igniting oil in bilge

Signature

Signed by
Stephen A Lunn · managing owner and master
Company or by
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Date signed
Jan 19, 1920
Place
Pico Justa
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Verbatim from the form. Item labels are approximate; the printed wording varies by year.

1 · Date of casualty
November 10, 1918. 12 oclock noon
2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
Am. Ga. s. STEVE QUINN NO. 1, - (wood).
3 · Tonnage
46 tons net. 62 gross
4 · Age or year built
Built 1918.
5 · Port registered
San Francisco.
6 · Official number
216 391.
7 · Master and residence
Stephen A. Quinn, Rio Vista, Cal.
8 · Owner and residence
Stephen A. Quinn, Rio Vista, Cal.
9 · Sailed from
Stockton Nov. 9. 1918. 6 a.m.
10 · Bound for
Medford Island, Middle River. (San Joaquin)
11 · Passengers
None
12 · Crew
9
13 · Persons lost
None
14 · Value of vessel
Four Thousand Dollars ($4000.00)
15 · Value of cargo
Two Thousand, Five hundred Dolls. ($2500.00)
16 · Cargo
Potatoes
17 · Deck load
Yes
18 · Overladen
No.
19 · Cargo weight
55 short tons
20 · Loss or insurance (20)
Total loss.
21 · Loss or insurance (21)
Total loss.
22 · Loss or insurance (22)
None
23 · Loss or insurance (23)
Two Thousand Five Hundred Dolls ($2,500 00)
24 · Locality
Medford I., Middle Riv. (San Joaquin) Cal.
25 · Nature of casualty
Destroyed by fire., and sunk.
26 · Cause
Back fire from engine, igniting oil in bilge
27 · Weather
Calm.
28 · Measures taken
Used fire extinguishers without avail
29 · Assistance
None
30 · Remarks
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