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Reader’s notes on the scan
- Penciled writing in the margin next to items 5, 14, and 22: 'Milwaukee, Wis.' by item 5, '$80,000' by item 14, and '$60,000' by item 22.
Form header
- Running number
- —
- Filed at
- Collection District No. 41., Port of Toledo
- Received
- RECEIVED JUL 29 1919 U. S. Cust. & Insp'r, TOLEDO, OHIO. · 29 Jul 1919
- COAST GUARD REC'D JUL 31 1919 ANS'D · 31 Jul 1919
- Vessel name written at top
- Str. Mecoc
- Other numbers
- —
Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- Mecoc · Steam Screw, U.S.
- 6 · Official number
- 155401
- 3 · Tonnage
- 1540 Net 2283 Gross
- 4 · Age or year built
- 17 years (1901)
- 5 · Port registered
- Fairport
- 7 · Master and residence
- N.P. Lufveson, R.F.D. 3 Elyria O
- 8 · Owner and residence
- A.E.R. Schneider, Lakewood, O.
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- July 24, 12,20 a.m. 1919
- 24 · Locality
- North of B&O dock, toledo
- 9–10 · Voyage
- Huron, July 23. 1919 → Toledo O.
- 27 · Weather
- 7 miles weather hazy, Dark no moon no stars
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- — passengers, 20 crew, — persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- dont know
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
Stranding
26 · Cause, as written
Misjudging distance off dock
Signature
- Signed by
- Nils. P. Tufveson · Master
- Company or by
- Str Mesee
- Date signed
- July 26 1919
- Place
- —
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Verbatim from the form. Item labels are approximate; the printed wording varies by year.
- 1 · Date of casualty
- July 24, 12,20 a.m. 1919
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- U.S. Steam Screw wood Mecoc
- 3 · Tonnage
- 1540 Net 2283 Gross
- 4 · Age or year built
- 17 years (1901)
- 5 · Port registered
- Fairport
- 6 · Official number
- 155401
- 7 · Master and residence
- N.P. Lufveson, R.F.D. 3 Elyria O
- 8 · Owner and residence
- A.E.R. Schneider, Lakewood, O.
- 9 · Sailed from
- Huron, July 23. 1919
- 10 · Bound for
- Toledo O.
- 11 · Passengers
- —
- 12 · Crew
- 20
- 13 · Persons lost
- —
- 14 · Value of vessel
- dont know
- 15 · Value of cargo
- no cargo
- 16 · Cargo
- " "
- 17 · Deck load
- " "
- 18 · Overladen
- " "
- 19 · Cargo weight
- " "
- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- $2,000.00
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- no cargo
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- dont know
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
- no cargo
- 24 · Locality
- North of B&O dock, toledo
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- Stranding
- 26 · Cause
- Misjudging distance off dock
- 27 · Weather
- 7 miles weather hazy, Dark no moon no stars
- 28 · Measures taken
- all precations Taken
- 29 · Assistance
- Steamers own crew & power
- 30 · Remarks
- Ship taken to shipyard at Toledo for repairs to rudder and quadrant