The Wreck Files

ADMIRAL KNIGHT · total loss

Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 295–296 · No. 153

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Report of Casualty, ADMIRAL KNIGHT, page 295

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  • Item 24 has 'Strait' written in beside the line.
  • Item 24 has 'British Columbia' handwritten after typed text.
  • Page number 153 handwritten top right.
  • Item 30 is blank.
  • The signature appears to be 'A. F. Haines'.

Form header

Running number
153
Filed at
Collection District No. 30 , Port of Seattle, Wash.
Received
  • U.S. COAST GUARD REC'D AUG. 6. 1919. · 6 Aug 1919
Vessel name written at top
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Other numbers
26

Vessel

2 · Name, rig, nationality
ADMIRAL KNIGHT · U.S.A.
6 · Official number
214059
3 · Tonnage
630 Gross, 348 Net
4 · Age or year built
1916
5 · Port registered
Seattle, Wash. [? Seattle, Wash.] [Seattle, Wash.] [ Seattle, Wash.] [ Seattle, Wash.] [ Seattle, Wash.]
7 · Master and residence
H.T. Allen, Seattle, Wash.
8 · Owner and residence
Pacific Steamship Co., Seattle, Wash.

Casualty

1 · Date
July 27th, 1919, 5:24 P.M.
24 · Locality
Gulf of Georgia near mouth of Fraser River, British Columbia. Strait
9–10 · Voyage
Seattle, Wash, July 26, 1919. → Ketchikan
27 · Weather
Fair and Calm
11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
no passengers, 23 crew, no persons lost
14 · Value of vessel
$90,000.00

25 · Nature of casualty, as written

Destroyed by fire

26 · Cause, as written

Unknown

Signature

Signed by
A F Haines · Vice President & General Manager.
Company or by
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
Date signed
July 31, 1919
Place
Seattle,
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1 · Date of casualty
July 27th, 1919, 5:24 P.M.
2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
U.S.A. "ADMIRAL KNIGHT" - Wood
3 · Tonnage
630 Gross, 348 Net
4 · Age or year built
1916
5 · Port registered
Seattle, Wash. [? Seattle, Wash.] [Seattle, Wash.] [ Seattle, Wash.] [ Seattle, Wash.] [ Seattle, Wash.]
6 · Official number
214059
7 · Master and residence
H.T. Allen, Seattle, Wash.
8 · Owner and residence
Pacific Steamship Co., Seattle, Wash.
9 · Sailed from
Seattle, Wash, July 26, 1919.
10 · Bound for
Ketchikan
11 · Passengers
None
12 · Crew
23
13 · Persons lost
None
14 · Value of vessel
$90,000.00
15 · Value of cargo
$24,915.00
16 · Cargo
General
17 · Deck load
Yes
18 · Overladen
No
19 · Cargo weight
About 285 tons
20 · Loss or insurance (20)
Total loss
21 · Loss or insurance (21)
Total loss
22 · Loss or insurance (22)
$80,000.00
23 · Loss or insurance (23)
Unknown
24 · Locality
Gulf of Georgia near mouth of Fraser River, British Columbia. Strait
25 · Nature of casualty
Destroyed by fire
26 · Cause
Unknown
27 · Weather
Fair and Calm
28 · Measures taken
Every effort made to extinguish flames
29 · Assistance
PRINCESS VICTORIA picked up officers and crew
30 · Remarks
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