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Albert H. Willis · casualty

Wreck Report, 1 page · T925-0005, p. 26 · No. 868

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Wreck Report, Albert H. Willis, page 26

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  • Running number written vertically in the left margin.
  • Header location has 'Port of Boston #A' handwritten in the blank space.
  • Item 27 has struck through text 'Too [illegible]' followed by 'Heavy'. Struck text was ignored in 'text' field.

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Form header

Running number
868
Filed at
Port of Boston #A
Received
  • U.S. Custom House Marine Division RECEIVED OCT 7 1919 PORT OF BOSTON · 7 Oct 1919
  • U S COAST GUARD RECD OCT 8 1919 · 8 Oct 1919
Vessel name written at top
—
Other numbers
—
Stamps on the form
ATLANTICOTHER CAUSES

Vessel

2 · Name, rig, nationality
Albert H. Willis · Sch, Am.
6 · Official number
212549
3 · Tonnage
487 net 567 gross
4 · Age or year built
5
5 · Port registered
Boston Mass
7 · Master and residence
Robert Lathig (?) Boston Mass
8 · Owner and residence
Rogers & Webb Boston Mass

Casualty

1 · Date
March 19th 1919 Wednesday
24 · Locality
30 Miles E Winter Quarter Lightship Va.
9–10 · Voyage
Norfolk Va Mch 1/19 → Stamford Conn
27 · Weather
Heavy
11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
no passengers, 7 crew, no persons lost
14 · Value of vessel
50,000.

25 · Nature of casualty, as written

Broke Main Boom

26 · Cause, as written

Heavy Wind

Signature

Signed by
H A Rogers · Mgr owners
Company or by
Rogers & Webb
Date signed
Oct 3, 1919
Place
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Verbatim from the form. Item labels are approximate; the printed wording varies by year.

1 · Date of casualty
March 19th 1919 Wednesday
2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
Am. Sch Albert H. Willis - Wood
3 · Tonnage
487 net 567 gross
4 · Age or year built
5
5 · Port registered
Boston Mass
6 · Official number
212549
7 · Master and residence
Robert Lathig (?) Boston Mass
8 · Owner and residence
Rogers & Webb Boston Mass
9 · Sailed from
Norfolk Va Mch 1/19
10 · Bound for
Stamford Conn
11 · Passengers
None
12 · Crew
7
13 · Persons lost
None
14 · Value of vessel
50,000.
15 · Value of cargo
14,000
16 · Cargo
Logwood
17 · Deck load
Yes
18 · Overladen
No
19 · Cargo weight
592
20 · Loss or insurance (20)
$721.59
21 · Loss or insurance (21)
None
22 · Loss or insurance (22)
probably 1/2 Insured
23 · Loss or insurance (23)
Unknown
24 · Locality
30 Miles E Winter Quarter Lightship Va.
25 · Nature of casualty
Broke Main Boom
26 · Cause
Heavy Wind
27 · Weather
Heavy
28 · Measures taken
—
29 · Assistance
None
30 · Remarks
Returned Norfolk for repairs