Wm P. Palmer · collision
Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 306–307 · No. 327
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- Rubber stamp 'COLLISION' on item 25 text.
- Rubber stamp 'RIVERS.' on items 11 and 12 text.
- Running number '327' written sideways in right margin.
- Signature name is difficult to decipher completely, looks like Robert S followed by illegible letters.
Form header
- Running number
- 327
- Filed at
- Collection District No. 22, Port of Houston
- Received
- U. S. COAST GUARD REC'D AUG 19 1919 ANS'D · 19 Aug 1919
- CUSTOM HOUSE HOUSTON, TEX. AUG 5 1919 RECEIVED · 5 Aug 1919
- Vessel name written at top
- William P. Palmer
- Other numbers
- —
Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- Wm P. Palmer · American
- 6 · Official number
- 81705Also written nearby: 81705
- 3 · Tonnage
- 2293 gross 1609 net
- 4 · Age or year built
- 20 years
- 5 · Port registered
- Philadelphia,
- 7 · Master and residence
- Chas J Gusen Phila Pa
- 8 · Owner and residence
- Southern S.S. Co. Phila Pa
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- 12.45 PM July 30 th/19
- 24 · Locality
- Cross Wharf Houston Ship Channel
- 9–10 · Voyage
- Phila Pa July 15 th 19 → Houston Texas
- 27 · Weather
- Daylight face of wind light haze
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- no passengers, 31 crew, no persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $ 500.000
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
Collision collided with tug F. W. Wm P. Palmer
26 · Cause, as written
narrow channel causing tug to sheer
Signature
- Signed by
- Robert S[illegible] · Master
- Company or by
- —
- Date signed
- Aug 4th, 1919
- Place
- —
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Verbatim from the form. Item labels are approximate; the printed wording varies by year.
- 1 · Date of casualty
- 12.45 PM July 30 th/19
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- Wm P. Palmer, steel, American
- 3 · Tonnage
- 2293 gross 1609 net
- 4 · Age or year built
- 20 years
- 5 · Port registered
- Philadelphia,
- 6 · Official number
- 81705
- 7 · Master and residence
- Chas J Gusen Phila Pa
- 8 · Owner and residence
- Southern S.S. Co. Phila Pa
- 9 · Sailed from
- Phila Pa July 15 th 19
- 10 · Bound for
- Houston Texas
- 11 · Passengers
- none
- 12 · Crew
- 31
- 13 · Persons lost
- none
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $ 500.000
- 15 · Value of cargo
- $ 500.000
- 16 · Cargo
- general merchandise
- 17 · Deck load
- no
- 18 · Overladen
- no
- 19 · Cargo weight
- 1750 tons
- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- none
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- none
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- full value
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
- unknown
- 24 · Locality
- Cross Wharf Houston Ship Channel
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- Collision collided with tug F. W. Wm P. Palmer
- 26 · Cause
- narrow channel causing tug to sheer
- 27 · Weather
- Daylight face of wind light haze
- 28 · Measures taken
- Backed full speed.
- 29 · Assistance
- Nobody.
- 30 · Remarks
- Barge was laying directly in channel This is a very dangerous place.