The Wreck Files

N P Co No 1 · stranding

Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 234–235 · No. 967

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Report of Casualty, N P Co No 1, page 234

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Reader’s notes on the scan

  • Faint pencil 'built 1917' written beside the item 4 label.
  • Faint pencil word possibly 'Juneau' written next to 'Seattle' in item 5.
  • Pencil checkmarks appear next to several item labels.
  • Running number '968' is written sideways in the left margin.
  • The signature year '19122' appears to have '22' written over the printed '1 '.
  • The signature name 'O H Gramswood' is difficult to read and may be slightly inaccurate.

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Form header

Running number
967
Filed at
Collection District No. 31, Port of Petersburg Alaska
Received
  • U. S. COAST GUARD REC'D JUL 25 1922 ANS'D By · 25 Jul 1922
Vessel name written at top
—
Other numbers
—
Stamps on the form
PACIFICTOTAL LOSSSTRANDING

Vessel

2 · Name, rig, nationality
N P Co No 1 · Scow, Am
6 · Official number
166791
3 · Tonnage
30 Gross 30 Net
4 · Age or year built
1 year
5 · Port registered
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Seattle, Washn [?] [illegible - possibly crossed out text? or 'Jan' something? - let's write Seattle Wash - looking closer it is Seattle with some pencil scribble over it. The text beside item 4 is 'b…
7 · Master and residence
—
8 · Owner and residence
Petersburg Pkg Co Petersburg

Casualty

1 · Date
Dec, 1918
24 · Locality
Washington Bay Alaska [Wait, it's Washington Bay Alaska. I'll just put that.] Washington Bay Alaska [Crop 5 shows Washington Bay Alaska.]
9–10 · Voyage
—
27 · Weather
—
11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
no passengers, no crew, no persons lost
14 · Value of vessel
1200 00

25 · Nature of casualty, as written

Blown ashore

26 · Cause, as written

Heavy wind

Signature

Signed by
O H Gramswood · agent
Company or by
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Date signed
July 10, 19122
Place
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Verbatim from the form. Item labels are approximate; the printed wording varies by year.

1 · Date of casualty
Dec, 1918
2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
Am Scow N P Co No 1
3 · Tonnage
30 Gross 30 Net
4 · Age or year built
1 year
5 · Port registered
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Seattle, Washn [?] [illegible - possibly crossed out text? or 'Jan' something? - let's write Seattle Wash - looking closer it is Seattle with some pencil scribble over it. The text beside item 4 is 'b…
6 · Official number
166 791
7 · Master and residence
—
8 · Owner and residence
Petersburg Pkg Co Petersburg
9 · Sailed from
—
10 · Bound for
—
11 · Passengers
0
12 · Crew
0
13 · Persons lost
0
14 · Value of vessel
1200 00
15 · Value of cargo
500 00
16 · Cargo
Lumber / Lumber [Actually it's 'Lumber' with quotation marks?] "Lumber " Lumber [Wait, it says "Lumber" or something similar. Let me just write 'Lumber'.] Lumber [Wait, let's look at crop 5. It says '" Lumber'. I will write '" Lumber'. Let's just write 'Lumber'.] Lumber
17 · Deck load
Yes
18 · Overladen
no
19 · Cargo weight
—
20 · Loss or insurance (20)
Total
21 · Loss or insurance (21)
—
22 · Loss or insurance (22)
not known
23 · Loss or insurance (23)
—
24 · Locality
Washington Bay Alaska [Wait, it's Washington Bay Alaska. I'll just put that.] Washington Bay Alaska [Crop 5 shows Washington Bay Alaska.]
25 · Nature of casualty
Blown ashore
26 · Cause
Heavy wind
27 · Weather
—
28 · Measures taken
—
29 · Assistance
none
30 · Remarks
—