Erin · casualty
Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 284–285 · No. 19
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- Item 3 has handwritten 'gr & net' next to the typed tonnage.
- Item 24 has handwritten '(Detroit River)' next to the typed text.
- Item 25 has a stamp 'COLLISION' under the typed text.
- Item 15 has a stamp 'LAKES' next to it.
Form header
- Running number
- 19
- Filed at
- Collection District No. _______________, Port of Detroit
- Received
- U.S. COAST GUARD REC'D AUG 4 1919 · 4 Aug 1919
- Vessel name written at top
- —
- Other numbers
- —
- Stamps on the form
- —
Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- Erin · Unrigged, Barge, Amer.
- 6 · Official number
- 164157
- 3 · Tonnage
- 316. gr & net
- 4 · Age or year built
- 9 years.
- 5 · Port registered
- Buffalo.
- 7 · Master and residence
- O.E.Dunbar, 2211-Dime Bank Bldg. Det. Mich.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- Dunbar & Sullivan Dredging Co., Det. Mich.
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- 2-PM. Friday, July 18th. 1919.
- 24 · Locality
- Mouth of River Rouge (Detroit River)
- 9–10 · Voyage
- Livingston Channell, July 18th. → Detroit, Mich.
- 27 · Weather
- Strong Northeast wind,-
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- no passengers, no crew, no persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $10,000.00.
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
COLLISSION,--Sir Thomas Shaughnessy. COLLISION
26 · Cause, as written
Steamer Shaughnessy's stern extended into the Detroit River too far. Wind and current carried scow into her rudder.
Signature
- Signed by
- T. J. McCann · Agent.
- Company or by
- Dunbar & Sullivan Dredging Company,
- Date signed
- July 31st, 1919.
- Place
- —
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Verbatim from the form. Item labels are approximate; the printed wording varies by year.
- 1 · Date of casualty
- 2-PM. Friday, July 18th. 1919.
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- Amer. Unrigged, Barge "Erin" -Steel.
- 3 · Tonnage
- 316. gr & net
- 4 · Age or year built
- 9 years.
- 5 · Port registered
- Buffalo.
- 6 · Official number
- 164157.
- 7 · Master and residence
- O.E.Dunbar, 2211-Dime Bank Bldg. Det. Mich.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- Dunbar & Sullivan Dredging Co., Det. Mich.
- 9 · Sailed from
- Livingston Channell, July 18th.
- 10 · Bound for
- Detroit, Mich.
- 11 · Passengers
- None.
- 12 · Crew
- None.
- 13 · Persons lost
- None.
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $10,000.00.
- 15 · Value of cargo
- $100.00.
- 16 · Cargo
- Rough Stone.
- 17 · Deck load
- Yes.
- 18 · Overladen
- No.
- 19 · Cargo weight
- 500 ton.
- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- $1,000.00
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- None.
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- None.
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
- None.
- 24 · Locality
- Mouth of River Rouge (Detroit River)
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- COLLISSION,--Sir Thomas Shaughnessy. COLLISION
- 26 · Cause
- Steamer Shaughnessy's stern extended into the Detroit River too far. Wind and current carried scow into her rudder.
- 27 · Weather
- Strong Northeast wind,-
- 28 · Measures taken
- Tug towing scow checked.
- 29 · Assistance
- None.
- 30 · Remarks
- None.