John W. Fredericks · total loss
Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 230–231 · No. 965
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- Signature name is a best guess for 'J W H Windley'.
Form header
- Running number
- 965
- Filed at
- Collection District No. 15, Port of Wilmington, N. Car.
- Received
- U.S. COAST GUARD REC'D NOV 2 1921 ANS'D · 2 Nov 1921
- Vessel name written at top
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- Other numbers
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- Stamps on the form
- RIVERSTOTAL LOSSOTHER CAUSES
Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- John W. Fredericks · St.Bg., U.S.
- 6 · Official number
- 211796
- 3 · Tonnage
- gross 214, net 193
- 4 · Age or year built
- Built 1913
- 5 · Port registered
- Wilmington, N. Car.
- 7 · Master and residence
- Richard H. Thompson,
- 8 · Owner and residence
- J. K. Cotton, Wilmington, N. Car.
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- Jan. 1919
- 24 · Locality
- Sampit River, S.C., wharf, Planters Fertilizer & Oil Co.
- 9–10 · Voyage
- ------ → ------
- 27 · Weather
- ------
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- ------ passengers, ------ crew, ------ persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- 2,000.00
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
Barge sunk in river with coal on board
26 · Cause, as written
Failure of watchman at above plant to pump water out of the hold of the barge daily.
Signature
- Signed by
- J W H Windley · Deputy Collector Customs
- Company or by
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- Date signed
- August 9 , 1921
- Place
- Wilmington, N. Car.
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Verbatim from the form. Item labels are approximate; the printed wording varies by year.
- 1 · Date of casualty
- Jan. 1919
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- U.S.St.Bg.John W. Fredericks-wood
- 3 · Tonnage
- gross 214, net 193
- 4 · Age or year built
- Built 1913
- 5 · Port registered
- Wilmington, N. Car.
- 6 · Official number
- 211,796
- 7 · Master and residence
- Richard H. Thompson,
- 8 · Owner and residence
- J. K. Cotton, Wilmington, N. Car.
- 9 · Sailed from
- ------
- 10 · Bound for
- ------
- 11 · Passengers
- ------
- 12 · Crew
- ------
- 13 · Persons lost
- ------
- 14 · Value of vessel
- 2,000.00
- 15 · Value of cargo
- 120.00
- 16 · Cargo
- Coal
- 17 · Deck load
- Yes
- 18 · Overladen
- No
- 19 · Cargo weight
- 20 tons
- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- Total loss
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- Total loss
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- Not any
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
- Not any
- 24 · Locality
- Sampit River, S.C., wharf, Planters Fertilizer & Oil Co.
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- Barge sunk in river with coal on board
- 26 · Cause
- Failure of watchman at above plant to pump water out of the hold of the barge daily.
- 27 · Weather
- ------
- 28 · Measures taken
- ------
- 29 · Assistance
- --------
- 30 · Remarks
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