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Nantucket · collision

Wreck Report, 1 page · T925-0005, p. 288 · No. 21

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Reader’s notes on the scan

  • Item 11: "4" struck through, replaced by "6".
  • Item 19: "500" struck through, replaced by "1164".
  • Item 20: "Nantucket" written before the value.
  • Form printed "TREASURY DEPARTMENT Customs Cat. No. 3287"

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Form header

Running number
21
Filed at
Collection District.
Received
  • U.S. COAST GUARD REC'D AUG 4 1919 ANS'D ...................... By .................... · 4 Aug 1919
Vessel name written at top
Nantucket
Other numbers
—
Stamps on the form
COLLISIONATLANTIC

Vessel

2 · Name, rig, nationality
Nantucket · Steam Ship, American
6 · Official number
130815
3 · Tonnage
2599 - gross 1767 - net
4 · Age or year built
20 - years
5 · Port registered
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Baltimore - Md - U.S.A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -…
7 · Master and residence
W. E. Payne 852 Haarlem Ave Balto Md
8 · Owner and residence
Miners Transportation Co Baltimore Md

Casualty

1 · Date
July 23rd 1919 - 612 am
24 · Locality
Sewell Pt. gas buoy (Hampton Roads Va)
9–10 · Voyage
Baltimore July 22nd → Norfolk
27 · Weather
day time rain lite S W wind
11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
6 passengers, 56 crew, no persons lost
14 · Value of vessel
$ 250,000.00

25 · Nature of casualty, as written

Collision with Swedish Stmr Nordland

26 · Cause, as written

Nordland crossed my whistles

Signature

Signed by
Wm E Payne · master
Company or by
Nantucket
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
July 23rd 1919 - 612 am
2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
American Iron Steam Ship "Nantucket"
3 · Tonnage
2599 - gross 1767 - net
4 · Age or year built
20 - years
5 · Port registered
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Baltimore - Md - U.S.A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -…
6 · Official number
130815
7 · Master and residence
W. E. Payne 852 Haarlem Ave Balto Md
8 · Owner and residence
Miners Transportation Co Baltimore Md
9 · Sailed from
Baltimore July 22nd
10 · Bound for
Norfolk
11 · Passengers
6
12 · Crew
56
13 · Persons lost
none
14 · Value of vessel
$ 250,000.00
15 · Value of cargo
$ 75,000.00
16 · Cargo
General
17 · Deck load
no
18 · Overladen
no
19 · Cargo weight
1164 tons
20 · Loss or insurance (20)
"Nantucket" $ 5000
21 · Loss or insurance (21)
none
22 · Loss or insurance (22)
$ 240,000.00
23 · Loss or insurance (23)
$ 75,000.00
24 · Locality
Sewell Pt. gas buoy (Hampton Roads Va)
25 · Nature of casualty
Collision with Swedish Stmr Nordland
26 · Cause
Nordland crossed my whistles
27 · Weather
day time rain lite S W wind
28 · Measures taken
blew Nordlands danger Signals and backed my Engine full speed
29 · Assistance
none needed
30 · Remarks
—