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Encinal · casualty

Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 293–294 · No. 25

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Report of Casualty, Encinal, page 293

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  • Item 5 response is 'San Francisco.'
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Form header

Running number
25
Filed at
Collection District No. 28, Port of San Francisco, Cal
Received
  • U.S. COAST GUARD REC'D AUG 4 1919 ANS'D By · 4 Aug 1919
Vessel name written at top
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Other numbers
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Stamps on the form
PACIFICOTHER CAUSES

Vessel

2 · Name, rig, nationality
Encinal · Sd.Whl.Stmr., Am.
6 · Official number
135972
3 · Tonnage
Gross 2014; net 1633.
4 · Age or year built
Built 1888.
5 · Port registered
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San Francisco, Cal. No. 135972. [Error: text runs into next line on form. Value San Francisco.] San Francisco, Cal. is the typed entry in column. Item 6 has No. 135972 typed in its column. I will tran…
7 · Master and residence
C.H. Croudace, Oakland, Cal.
8 · Owner and residence
South Pacific Coast. Ry.Co., San Francisco.

Casualty

1 · Date
7.32 A.M., July 22, 1919. (Tuesday)
24 · Locality
San Francisco Bay near Ferry Bldg., San Fran
9–10 · Voyage
San Francisco, July 22, 1919. → Oakland.
27 · Weather
Light wind. smooth sea.
11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
About 100. passengers, 15. crew, no persons lost
14 · Value of vessel
$170,000.

25 · Nature of casualty, as written

Main crosshead broke.

26 · Cause, as written

Defective material.

Signature

Signed by
John G. Speck · Supt. of Steamers.
Company or by
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Date signed
July 28,, 1919.
Place
San Francisco,
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1 · Date of casualty
7.32 A.M., July 22, 1919. (Tuesday)
2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
Am.Sd.Whl.Stmr.Encinal (wood)
3 · Tonnage
Gross 2014; net 1633.
4 · Age or year built
Built 1888.
5 · Port registered
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San Francisco, Cal. No. 135972. [Error: text runs into next line on form. Value San Francisco.] San Francisco, Cal. is the typed entry in column. Item 6 has No. 135972 typed in its column. I will tran…
6 · Official number
No. 135972.
7 · Master and residence
C.H. Croudace, Oakland, Cal.
8 · Owner and residence
South Pacific Coast. Ry.Co., San Francisco.
9 · Sailed from
San Francisco, July 22, 1919.
10 · Bound for
Oakland.
11 · Passengers
About 100.
12 · Crew
15.
13 · Persons lost
None
14 · Value of vessel
$170,000.
15 · Value of cargo
None
16 · Cargo
None
17 · Deck load
No cargo
18 · Overladen
No
19 · Cargo weight
No cargo
20 · Loss or insurance (20)
$500.00
21 · Loss or insurance (21)
No cargo
22 · Loss or insurance (22)
None
23 · Loss or insurance (23)
No cargo
24 · Locality
San Francisco Bay near Ferry Bldg., San Fran
25 · Nature of casualty
Main crosshead broke.
26 · Cause
Defective material.
27 · Weather
Light wind. smooth sea.
28 · Measures taken
Unavoidable.
29 · Assistance
Towed back to slip by tugs Crowley 3 and Sea Fox.
30 · Remarks
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