CITY OF PARA · collision
Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 130–131 · No. 917
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Form header
- Running number
- 917
- Filed at
- Collection District No. 28, Port of San Francisco, Cal.
- Received
- U. S. COAST GUARD REC'D JAN 12 1920 ANS'D BY · 12 Jan 1920
- Vessel name written at top
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- Other numbers
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Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- CITY OF PARA · St.s., Am.
- 6 · Official number
- 125064
- 3 · Tonnage
- 2162 net. 3404 gross
- 4 · Age or year built
- 41 years.
- 5 · Port registered
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San Francisco . San Francisco Geo. McKinnon, 1208 Waller St., City . San Francisco Pacific Mail S.S.Co., 508 California Street . La Libertad 6:12 p.m. March 2, 1919 . Cristobal via way ports . 64 on b… - 7 · Master and residence
- Geo. McKinnon, 1208 Waller St., City .
- 8 · Owner and residence
- Pacific Mail S.S.Co., 508 California Street.
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- 9:45 a.m. Monday, March 3, 1919
- 24 · Locality
- Vessel laid alongside dock at La Union, Salvador
- 9–10 · Voyage
- La Libertad 6:12 p.m. March 2, 1919. → Cristobal via way ports.
- 27 · Weather
- South East force 3.
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- 64 on board passengers, 70 crew, no persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $511 740.81
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
Vessel laid alongside dock dischar-ging cargo, S.S. "Geo. Elder" coming along-side dock collided and damaged stern of S.S. "City of Para"
26 · Cause, as written
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Signature
- Signed by
- J T. Crafford · manager
- Company or by
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- Date signed
- Dec 9h, 1919
- Place
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- 1 · Date of casualty
- 9:45 a.m. Monday, March 3, 1919
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- Am. St.s. " CITY OF PARA - (iron
- 3 · Tonnage
- 2162 net. 3404 gross
- 4 · Age or year built
- 41 years.
- 5 · Port registered
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San Francisco . San Francisco Geo. McKinnon, 1208 Waller St., City . San Francisco Pacific Mail S.S.Co., 508 California Street . La Libertad 6:12 p.m. March 2, 1919 . Cristobal via way ports . 64 on b… - 6 · Official number
- 125 064.
- 7 · Master and residence
- Geo. McKinnon, 1208 Waller St., City .
- 8 · Owner and residence
- Pacific Mail S.S.Co., 508 California Street.
- 9 · Sailed from
- La Libertad 6:12 p.m. March 2, 1919.
- 10 · Bound for
- Cristobal via way ports.
- 11 · Passengers
- 64 on board
- 12 · Crew
- 70
- 13 · Persons lost
- None
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $511 740.81
- 15 · Value of cargo
- Do not know
- 16 · Cargo
- General cargo - merchandise
- 17 · Deck load
- 1500 tons under deck
- 18 · Overladen
- No
- 19 · Cargo weight
- Do not know
- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- $1215.00
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- None
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- $293 425.00
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
- Do not know
- 24 · Locality
- Vessel laid alongside dock at La Union, Salvador
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- Vessel laid alongside dock dischar-ging cargo, S.S. "Geo. Elder" coming along-side dock collided and damaged stern of S.S. "City of Para"
- 26 · Cause
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- 27 · Weather
- South East force 3.
- 28 · Measures taken
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- 29 · Assistance
- No assistance needed.
- 30 · Remarks
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