LAKE CITY · loss of life
Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 195–196 · No. 948
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- Item 15 is written in cursive over typed dots.
- The stamp 'LOSS OF LIFE' is prominent next to item 13.
- The stamp 'ATLANTIC' is over items 10, 11, 12.
- The stamp 'COLLISION' is over items 25, 26.
- Port of Sidi Mabrouk is struck out but visible.
- Signature name is very difficult to read.
- Signed date is partially printed as ', 192', but the last digit of the year is left blank.
Form header
- Running number
- 948
- Filed at
- Collection District No. 10, Port of Sidi Mabrouk
- Received
- U. S. COAST GUARD REC'D JAN 17 1921 ANS'D · 17 Jan 1921
- JAN 3 - 1921 · 3 Jan 1921
- Vessel name written at top
- LAKE CITY
- Other numbers
- —
- Stamps on the form
- LOSS OF LIFEATLANTICCOLLISION
Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- LAKE CITY · Steamer, American
- 6 · Official number
- 215743
- 3 · Tonnage
- G 2485
- 4 · Age or year built
- about one year
- 5 · Port registered
- Detroit, Michigan
- 7 · Master and residence
- T.N. Jansen 19 So. Potomac St., Balto, Md.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- U.S. Ship. Board, Washington, D.C.
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- October 3, 1918 11:40 P.M.
- 24 · Locality
- —
- 9–10 · Voyage
- Port Tampa, Fla. Oct. 2, 1918 → Baltimore, Md.
- 27 · Weather
- Force 5 - Dock
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- no passengers, 36 crew, See list attached. persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- Apply U.S. Shipping Board
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
Collision with S.S. JAMES MCGEE about 3 miles south East American Shoal
26 · Cause, as written
Collision
Signature
- Signed by
- Henry B. [illegible] · Port Captain
- Company or by
- —
- Date signed
- 192
- Place
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Verbatim from the form. Item labels are approximate; the printed wording varies by year.
- 1 · Date of casualty
- October 3, 1918 11:40 P.M.
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- American Steamer, Freight, "LAKE CITY."
- 3 · Tonnage
- G 2485
- 4 · Age or year built
- about one year
- 5 · Port registered
- Detroit, Michigan
- 6 · Official number
- 215743
- 7 · Master and residence
- T.N. Jansen 19 So. Potomac St., Balto, Md.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- U.S. Ship. Board, Washington, D.C.
- 9 · Sailed from
- Port Tampa, Fla. Oct. 2, 1918
- 10 · Bound for
- Baltimore, Md.
- 11 · Passengers
- None
- 12 · Crew
- 36
- 13 · Persons lost
- See list attached.
- 14 · Value of vessel
- Apply U.S. Shipping Board
- 15 · Value of cargo
- Thirty thousand Dollars
- 16 · Cargo
- Phosphate Rock
- 17 · Deck load
- No
- 18 · Overladen
- No.
- 19 · Cargo weight
- 3505 Gross Tons
- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- Total Loss
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- " "
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- Apply U.S. Shipping Board
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
- " " " "
- 24 · Locality
- —
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- Collision with S.S. JAMES MCGEE about 3 miles south East American Shoal
- 26 · Cause
- Collision
- 27 · Weather
- Force 5 - Dock
- 28 · Measures taken
- Master lost - No Report
- 29 · Assistance
- by S.S. JAMES MCGEE
- 30 · Remarks
- —