The Wreck Files

Clement · (duplicate)

Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 209–210 · No. 954

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Report of Casualty, Clement, page 209

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Reader’s notes on the scan

  • Item 2: handwritten 'Ga/Screw' appears to be an addition modifying 'Sch.'
  • Item 4: Typed '91 years' has '1 years' struck out, and '94' written over it in ink.
  • Left margin next to items 2 and 3: handwritten notes 'made out total loss'
  • A note from 'H.F. Mansfield, Dep.Col.' at the bottom says: 'Replying to card Form 75, regarding loss of above named G/S, I think this report covers all questions asked.'
  • Items 27 and 28 are filled with a symbol that looks like '#'.

Form header

Running number
954
Filed at
Collection District No. 1, Port of Machias, Maine.
Received
—
Vessel name written at top
—
Other numbers
2-2410, 1921.R 23

Vessel

2 · Name, rig, nationality
Clement · Sch. Ga/Screw, Am.
6 · Official number
4534
3 · Tonnage
45 gross 42 net.
4 · Age or year built
94
5 · Port registered
Machias, Maine.
7 · Master and residence
Lowell Beal, Jonesport, Maine.
8 · Owner and residence
Frank S.Sawyer, West Jonesport, Me

Casualty

1 · Date
Sometime in August 1918.
24 · Locality
In "Basin", so called, Addison, Me.
9–10 · Voyage
# → #
27 · Weather
#
11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
# passengers, 2 crew, no persons lost
14 · Value of vessel
$150.

25 · Nature of casualty, as written

Filled and rolled over

26 · Cause, as written

Old age

Signature

Signed by
Signed by Frank S. Sawyer · Managing Owner
Company or by
—
Date signed
March 15, 1921
Place
Jonesport, Me.
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Verbatim from the form. Item labels are approximate; the printed wording varies by year.

1 · Date of casualty
Sometime in August 1918.
2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
Am. Sch."Clement" Wood Ga/Screw
3 · Tonnage
45 gross 42 net.
4 · Age or year built
94
5 · Port registered
Machias, Maine.
6 · Official number
4534
7 · Master and residence
Lowell Beal, Jonesport, Maine.
8 · Owner and residence
Frank S.Sawyer, West Jonesport, Me
9 · Sailed from
#
10 · Bound for
#
11 · Passengers
#
12 · Crew
2
13 · Persons lost
None
14 · Value of vessel
$150.
15 · Value of cargo
None
16 · Cargo
"
17 · Deck load
"
18 · Overladen
"
19 · Cargo weight
"
20 · Loss or insurance (20)
Total Loss
21 · Loss or insurance (21)
None
22 · Loss or insurance (22)
"
23 · Loss or insurance (23)
"
24 · Locality
In "Basin", so called, Addison, Me.
25 · Nature of casualty
Filled and rolled over
26 · Cause
Old age
27 · Weather
#
28 · Measures taken
#
29 · Assistance
None.
30 · Remarks
Vessel filled up and rolled over and was not worth salvaging. Vessels documents on board and lost.