HECLA · casualty
Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 71–72 · No. 889
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- Rubber stamps 'AT SEA' and 'OTHER CAUSES' stamped in items 14 and 25 areas.
- Handwritten note 'Cannery hands' added next to item 11.
- Check marks penciled in left margin of items 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Form header
- Running number
- 889
- Filed at
- Collection District No. 28, Port of San Francisco, Cal.
- Received
- U.S. COAST GUARD REC'D DEC 1 1919 ANS'D · 1 Dec 1919
- Vessel name written at top
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- Other numbers
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- Stamps on the form
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Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- HECLA · Bk., Am.
- 6 · Official number
- 95486
- 3 · Tonnage
- 1435 net. 1529 gross
- 4 · Age or year built
- 42 years.
- 5 · Port registered
- San Francisco.
- 7 · Master and residence
- R W Molter, 1413 San Bruno Ave., S.F.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- RED SALMON CANNING CO. 73 Main St., S.F.
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- April 27, 1919. 10 a.m.
- 24 · Locality
- 49° 11' N. Lat. 149° 46' W. Long.
- 9–10 · Voyage
- San Francisco, April 11, 1919 → Naknek, Bristol Bay, Alaska.
- 27 · Weather
- Strong gale
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- 92 passengers, 76 crew, no persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $75,000
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
Loss of topmast head OTHER CAUSES
26 · Cause, as written
Through stress of weather.
Signature
- Signed by
- R. J. Mollen · Master
- Company or by
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- Date signed
- NOV 2 2 1919
- Place
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- 1 · Date of casualty
- April 27, 1919. 10 a.m.
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- Am. Bk. HECLA, - (wood).
- 3 · Tonnage
- 1435 net. 1529 gross
- 4 · Age or year built
- 42 years.
- 5 · Port registered
- San Francisco.
- 6 · Official number
- 95 486.
- 7 · Master and residence
- R W Molter, 1413 San Bruno Ave., S.F.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- RED SALMON CANNING CO. 73 Main St., S.F.
- 9 · Sailed from
- San Francisco, April 11, 1919
- 10 · Bound for
- Naknek, Bristol Bay, Alaska.
- 11 · Passengers
- 92
- 12 · Crew
- 76
- 13 · Persons lost
- None
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $75,000
- 15 · Value of cargo
- $130,000
- 16 · Cargo
- Salmon Cannery Supplies.
- 17 · Deck load
- No
- 18 · Overladen
- No.
- 19 · Cargo weight
- 1500 tons.
- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- $500
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- None
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- None
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
- $130,000
- 24 · Locality
- 49° 11' N. Lat. 149° 46' W. Long.
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- Loss of topmast head OTHER CAUSES
- 26 · Cause
- Through stress of weather.
- 27 · Weather
- Strong gale
- 28 · Measures taken
- Squall sprung up all of a sudden, from heavy fog, took in sails as fast as possible.
- 29 · Assistance
- None
- 30 · Remarks
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