The Wreck Files

West View · collision

Wreck Report, 1 page · T925-0005, p. 107 · No. 908

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  • Item 1 has 'Jan 27, 1919' written next to the item text as well as in the answer column.

Form header

Running number
908
Filed at
OREGON Collection District.
Received
  • U. S. COAST GUARD REC'D MAY 7-1919 ANS'D BY · 7 May 1919
Vessel name written at top
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Other numbers
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Stamps on the form
ATLANTICCOLLISION

Vessel

2 · Name, rig, nationality
West View · st. s., American
6 · Official number
217223
3 · Tonnage
3578 Tons Net. Gr 5871
4 · Age or year built
Built 1918
5 · Port registered
Portland
7 · Master and residence
Parker R. Knowlan address unknown
8 · Owner and residence
U. S. Shipping Board

Casualty

1 · Date
Jan 27, 1919
24 · Locality
Near the Junction of Ambrose and main ship channels
9–10 · Voyage
New York. Jan 1919 → France.
27 · Weather
Not known
11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
no passengers, 47 crew, no persons lost
14 · Value of vessel
Government owned

25 · Nature of casualty, as written

Collision

26 · Cause, as written

The Telemotor failed to respond and it struck the wreck of the "Port Phillip"

Signature

Signed by
O J [illegible] · Agent
Company or by
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Date signed
Apr 30, 1919
Place
Portland Or
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Verbatim from the form. Item labels are approximate; the printed wording varies by year.

1 · Date of casualty
Jan 27, 1919
2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
American st. s. "West View"
3 · Tonnage
3578 Tons Net. Gr 5871
4 · Age or year built
Built 1918
5 · Port registered
Portland
6 · Official number
217.223
7 · Master and residence
Parker R. Knowlan address unknown
8 · Owner and residence
U. S. Shipping Board
9 · Sailed from
New York. Jan 1919
10 · Bound for
France.
11 · Passengers
No
12 · Crew
47
13 · Persons lost
none
14 · Value of vessel
Government owned
15 · Value of cargo
Army Cargo
16 · Cargo
Food Stuffs
17 · Deck load
no
18 · Overladen
no
19 · Cargo weight
—
20 · Loss or insurance (20)
—
21 · Loss or insurance (21)
—
22 · Loss or insurance (22)
Government owned
23 · Loss or insurance (23)
"
24 · Locality
Near the Junction of Ambrose and main ship channels
25 · Nature of casualty
Collision
26 · Cause
The Telemotor failed to respond and it struck the wreck of the "Port Phillip"
27 · Weather
Not known
28 · Measures taken
—
29 · Assistance
Cargo was discharged into overseas Shipping Co. Lighters Navy Salvage Section -
30 · Remarks
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