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CRICKET · casualty

Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 136–137 · No. 920

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Report of Casualty, CRICKET, page 136

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  • Form 2692 Page 1.
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Form header

Running number
920
Filed at
Collection District No. 28, Port of San Francisco Cal.
Received
  • U.S. COAST GUARD REC'D FEB 10 1920 ANS'D By · 10 Feb 1920
Vessel name written at top
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Other numbers
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Stamps on the form
AT SEAOTHER CAUSES

Vessel

2 · Name, rig, nationality
CRICKET · Am.St.s., Am.
6 · Official number
211044
3 · Tonnage
773 net. 1136 gross
4 · Age or year built
6 years
5 · Port registered
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San Francisco .
7 · Master and residence
W.J.Moloney. 723 Taylor Ave. Alameda Calif.
8 · Owner and residence
Cricket Steamship Co. San Francisco

Casualty

1 · Date
April 25th, 1919.- 2.15 A.M. Friday.
24 · Locality
Off Cape Hatteras.
9–10 · Voyage
Baltimore. → Callao, Peru.
27 · Weather
Stormy weather.
11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
no passengers, Twenty-five. crew, no persons lost
14 · Value of vessel
$400,000.00

25 · Nature of casualty, as written

Lost part of deckload.

26 · Cause, as written

Heavy sea washed part of deckload off.

Signature

Signed by
W E Sndorman · Manager
Company or by
Cricket S S Co
Date signed
February 5 , 1920
Place
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1 · Date of casualty
April 25th, 1919.- 2.15 A.M. Friday.
2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
Am.St.s. CRICKET, - (steel).
3 · Tonnage
773 net. 1136 gross
4 · Age or year built
6 years
5 · Port registered
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San Francisco .
6 · Official number
211 044.
7 · Master and residence
W.J.Moloney. 723 Taylor Ave. Alameda Calif.
8 · Owner and residence
Cricket Steamship Co. San Francisco
9 · Sailed from
Baltimore.
10 · Bound for
Callao, Peru.
11 · Passengers
None.
12 · Crew
Twenty-five.
13 · Persons lost
None.
14 · Value of vessel
$400,000.00
15 · Value of cargo
$50,000.00
16 · Cargo
Coke.
17 · Deck load
Yes.
18 · Overladen
No.
19 · Cargo weight
1600 tons.
20 · Loss or insurance (20)
$250.00
21 · Loss or insurance (21)
$6,000.00
22 · Loss or insurance (22)
$280,000.00
23 · Loss or insurance (23)
I do not know.
24 · Locality
Off Cape Hatteras.
25 · Nature of casualty
Lost part of deckload.
26 · Cause
Heavy sea washed part of deckload off.
27 · Weather
Stormy weather.
28 · Measures taken
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29 · Assistance
None required.
30 · Remarks
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