Blackford · foundering
Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 81–82 · No. 894
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- The stamp STRANDING is struck through.
Form header
- Running number
- 894
- Filed at
- Collection District No. 28, Port of San Francisco, Cal
- Received
- U S COAST GUARD RECEIVED DEC 4 - 1918. · 4 Dec 1918
- Vessel name written at top
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- Other numbers
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- Stamps on the form
- AT SEATOTAL LOSSFOUNDERINGSTRANDING
Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- Blackford · Steamship
- 6 · Official number
- —
- 3 · Tonnage
- 3665 D.W. 2950 Gross 1734 Net
- 4 · Age or year built
- New
- 5 · Port registered
- Seattle
- 7 · Master and residence
- T.A. Pederson - Seattle
- 8 · Owner and residence
- United States Shipping Board
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- 8 A.M. Tuesday - Sept. 17. 1918.
- 24 · Locality
- Latitude 21°31'N Longitude 108°14'W.
- 9–10 · Voyage
- San Pedro, Calif. Sept. 10. 1918. → Arica - Chili
- 27 · Weather
- Weathered thru hurricane and sea when abandoned.
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- no passengers, 47 crew, no persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $700,000.00
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
Foundered
26 · Cause, as written
Uncontrollable Leaks & Disabled engines.
Signature
- Signed by
- W.A. Barker · Claims Dept
- Company or by
- U.S. Shipping Board
- Date signed
- November 12th, 1919
- Place
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- 1 · Date of casualty
- 8 A.M. Tuesday - Sept. 17. 1918.
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- Steamship "Blackford" Wood
- 3 · Tonnage
- 3665 D.W. 2950 Gross 1734 Net
- 4 · Age or year built
- New
- 5 · Port registered
- Seattle
- 6 · Official number
- —
- 7 · Master and residence
- T.A. Pederson - Seattle
- 8 · Owner and residence
- United States Shipping Board
- 9 · Sailed from
- San Pedro, Calif. Sept. 10. 1918.
- 10 · Bound for
- Arica - Chili
- 11 · Passengers
- None
- 12 · Crew
- 47
- 13 · Persons lost
- None
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $700,000.00
- 15 · Value of cargo
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- 16 · Cargo
- No Cargo
- 17 · Deck load
- NO
- 18 · Overladen
- No
- 19 · Cargo weight
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- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- Total loss
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- —
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- Not Insured
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
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- 24 · Locality
- Latitude 21°31'N Longitude 108°14'W.
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- Foundered
- 26 · Cause
- Uncontrollable Leaks & Disabled engines.
- 27 · Weather
- Weathered thru hurricane and sea when abandoned.
- 28 · Measures taken
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- 29 · Assistance
- Crew picked up by S.S. "Salienes" from open boats.
- 30 · Remarks
- Hull drifted ashore near Mazatlan.