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Maine · casualty

Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 58–59 · No. 881

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Report of Casualty, Maine, page 58

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Form header

Running number
881
Filed at
Collection District No. , Port of
Received
  • U. S. COAST GUARD REC'D NOV 13 1919 By ANS'D · 13 Nov 1919
  • CUSTOM HOUSE, NEW YORK RECEIVED NOV 11 1919 FIRST DIVISION · 11 Nov 1919
Vessel name written at top
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Other numbers
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Stamps on the form
AT SEAOTHER CAUSES

Vessel

2 · Name, rig, nationality
Maine · steamer, American
6 · Official number
215581
3 · Tonnage
net 4804 Gross 6457
4 · Age or year builtCheck scan
Launched May 24/17
5 · Port registered
New York
7 · Master and residence
J M Lane S.S. Maine
8 · Owner and residence
U.S. Shipping Board

Casualty

1 · Date
Saturday May 17/19 3.51 PM
24 · Locality
Lat 48-10' N Long 21-47 W
9–10 · Voyage
Baltimore May 6/19 → Rotterdam
27 · Weather
Gentle breeze, light swell clear & partly cloudy.
11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
no passengers, 45 crew, no persons lost
14 · Value of vessel
#

25 · Nature of casualty, as written

Lost three propellor blades & one section Shaft Cracked

26 · Cause, as written

No Visible Causes except defective material in Construction

Signature

Signed by
JH Sanc · Master
Company or by
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Date signed
Nov 11. 1919.
Place
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1 · Date of casualty
Saturday May 17/19 3.51 PM
2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
American steamer "Maine", iron
3 · Tonnage
net 4804 Gross 6457
4 · Age or year builtCheck scan
Launched May 24/17
5 · Port registered
New York
6 · Official number
215581
7 · Master and residence
J M Lane S.S. Maine
8 · Owner and residence
U.S. Shipping Board
9 · Sailed from
Baltimore May 6/19
10 · Bound for
Rotterdam
11 · Passengers
None
12 · Crew
45
13 · Persons lost
None
14 · Value of vessel
#
15 · Value of cargo
800,000
16 · Cargo
Grain
17 · Deck load
No
18 · Overladen
No
19 · Cargo weight
7000 tons
20 · Loss or insurance (20)
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21 · Loss or insurance (21)
None
22 · Loss or insurance (22)
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23 · Loss or insurance (23)
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24 · Locality
Lat 48-10' N Long 21-47 W
25 · Nature of casualty
Lost three propellor blades & one section Shaft Cracked
26 · Cause
No Visible Causes except defective material in Construction
27 · Weather
Gentle breeze, light swell clear & partly cloudy.
28 · Measures taken
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29 · Assistance
Got into Falmouth without help but towed from there to Rotterdam
30 · Remarks
Repairs done at Rotterdam. On inspection at Rotterdam found one section of shaft cracked, new shaft furnished there