The Wreck Files

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Casualty reports
DateVesselOfficial No.StampsLocalityCauseForm
23 Jun 1919Herbert Black · 3m. schooner95211FOREIGNTOTAL LOSSSTRANDINGAbout 1 mile N. W. of Nelsons buoy off Preston Eng.Driv[illegible] ashore in galeWreck Report
24 May 1919City of Orange · schooner214819FOREIGNTOTAL LOSSOTHER CAUSESPort of Marseilles France (France written in pen next to it.)UnknownReport of Casualty
27 Feb 1919 – 8 Mar 1919Lydia H. Roper · Sch140084AT SEATOTAL LOSSOTHER CAUSESOn voyage. In AtlanticSails & rigging lost & hull badly battered.Wreck Report
17 Jun 1919Willie L. Maxwell · Schr.81555FOREIGNTOTAL LOSSSTRANDINGOn the coast of the State of Rio Grande do Sul at or near Quintao, Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stress of weatherReport of Casualty
15 Apr 1919 – 30 Apr 1919Mattie May · gas212119FOUNDERINGRIVERSTOTAL LOSSMiss. River Just below Caruthersville MooverReport of Casualty
14 May 1919John G. North · Seagoing Barge76256FOREIGNTOTAL LOSSOTHER CAUSES—FireWreck Report
17 Dec 1918Calumet · Str140642RIVERSTOTAL LOSSOTHER CAUSESMeherrin River, Hertford County, North Carolina about one mile below Sears Wharf. See XAnswered in preceding answer.Report of Casualty
5 May 1918Dauntless · Tug157201VIRGINIANORFOLK AND NEWPORT NEWSTOTAL LOSSATLANTICCOLLISION700 yards N of entrance boy t to Hampton creekgiven belowWreck Report
13 Sep 1919International No 1 · Barge167316PACIFICTOTAL LOSSSTRANDINGSmuglers Cove Santa Cruz Cal.So East Swell and So. EasterWreck Report
27 May 1919Texaco · Ga. Sc.93183ATLANTICTOTAL LOSSOTHER CAUSESNorth Beach, N.Y.Cause unknownReport of Casualty
22 Jan 1919Janet Carruthers · 5 Masted. Wooden Sch138369PACIFICTOTAL LOSSSTRANDINGabout 2 miles N of Grays Harbor Bar, Wash.Caught on Lee shore. Hazy weather, 95 M force of wind.Wreck Report
9 Mar 1919L.E.MULLER · Barge48703ATLANTICTOTAL LOSSFOUNDERINGPort Reading Coal Docks n.J. (written over faintly pencilled Port Reading n.J.)Sunk in stormReport of Casualty
27 Aug 1918Tempest · S/S24940FOUNDERINGLAKESTOTAL LOSSInside Erie Breakwater Erie Pa.Spring a leakReport of Casualty
10 Nov 1918Elvie no 2216375RIVERSTOTAL LOSSFOUNDERINGTomato. Ark- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sunk by wind stormReport of Casualty
17 Sep 1918Blackford · Steamship—AT SEATOTAL LOSSFOUNDERINGSTRANDINGLatitude 21°31'N Longitude 108°14'W.Uncontrollable Leaks & Disabled engines.Report of Casualty
17 May 1919Wau Kon · tug126115LAKESTOTAL LOSSOTHER CAUSESTonawanda, NY Niagara RiverDo'nt KuowReport of Casualty
n.d.W. E. Drake · Ga P206523RIVERSTOTAL LOSSFOUNDERINGopposite Rockport kycought on BankReport of Casualty
3 Dec 1918Manola · S. S.92170LAKESTOTAL LOSSFOUNDERING5 miles of the False Ducks, Lake OntarioSevere WeatherReport of Casualty
3 Dec 1918Manola · S.S.92170COPYLAKESTOTAL LOSSFOUNDERING5 miles off the False Ducks, Lake OntarioSevere weather -Report of Casualty
10 Nov 1918STEVE QUINN NO. 1 · Ga. s.216391RIVERSTOTAL LOSSOTHER CAUSESMedford I., Middle Riv. (San Joaquin) Cal.Back fire from engine, igniting oil in bilgeReport of Casualty
23 Apr 1919McAllister Bros no 34 · Scow167084ATLANTICTOTAL LOSSCOLLISIONn.y. Bay Greenville Piers n.J.Tug rammed Scow #34 while 34 was Tied up to wharf.Report of Casualty
3 Jun 1919W.L.Webster · St. Sc.85743ATLANTICTOTAL LOSSOTHER CAUSESFt Court St New york NY.Rested on Sunken U.S. barge causing her to go to the head and fill. overReport of Casualty
24 Oct 1918Tarantula · gas yacht210956AT SEATOTAL LOSSCOLLISIONBetween New York and HalifaxCollided with S/S Frisia in thick fog.Report of Casualty
28 Dec 1918Tenadores · steam screw212655FOREIGNTOTAL LOSSSTRANDINGIle d'Yeu, 10 miles off coast of FranceRan aground in fog.Report of Casualty
9 May 1919Margaret · Tug90646RIVERSTOTAL LOSSOTHER CAUSESStandard Oil Wharf at Chalmette, La - 12 Miles below Canal St. N.O. Miss RiverDo not know, but think cause was due to carelessness of FiremanReport of Casualty