KERASASPA · casualty
Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 15–16
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- Item 1 date error: Sat. 3/26 19 to Friday 3/28/19. March 26, 1919 was a Wednesday. If 3/28 is Friday, 3/26 is Wednesday. Transcribed verbatim.
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Form header
- Running number
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- Filed at
- Collection District No. 10 , Port of New York
- Received
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- Vessel name written at top
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- Other numbers
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- Stamps on the form
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Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- KERASASPA · Screw Str, Amer.
- 6 · Official number
- 17676
- 3 · Tonnage
- Gross 4639 D.W. 7300
- 4 · Age or year built
- 16 years.
- 5 · Port registered
- New York, N. Y.
- 7 · Master and residence
- J. J. Boyce, 124 State St., Bklyn N.Y.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- Kerr Navigation Corporation 17 Battery Pl.NY
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- Between 12 o'clock noon Sat. 3/26 19 12 o'clock Midnight Friday 3/28/19.
- 24 · Locality
- Bet. Lat. 40°01' N. Long. 70°30' W. and Lat. 33°21' N. Long. 51°39' W.
- 9–10 · Voyage
- New York, N.Y. - March 21st 1919. → Copenhagen, Denmark.
- 27 · Weather
- Moderate gale; high sea.
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- no passengers, 45 crew, no persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $1,277,500.00
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
Heavy weather
26 · Cause, as written
Heavy Weather
Signature
- Signed by
- E. H. Robinson · Vice President
- Company or by
- American Ship & Commerce Navigation Corporation
- Date signed
- Sept 23rd 1919
- Place
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- 1 · Date of casualty
- Between 12 o'clock noon Sat. 3/26 19 12 o'clock Midnight Friday 3/28/19.
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- Amer. Steel Screw Str "KERASASPA".
- 3 · Tonnage
- Gross 4639 D.W. 7300
- 4 · Age or year built
- 16 years.
- 5 · Port registered
- New York, N. Y.
- 6 · Official number
- 17676
- 7 · Master and residence
- J. J. Boyce, 124 State St., Bklyn N.Y.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- Kerr Navigation Corporation 17 Battery Pl.NY
- 9 · Sailed from
- New York, N.Y. - March 21st 1919.
- 10 · Bound for
- Copenhagen, Denmark.
- 11 · Passengers
- None
- 12 · Crew
- 45
- 13 · Persons lost
- None
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $1,277,500.00
- 15 · Value of cargo
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- 16 · Cargo
- General.
- 17 · Deck load
- Yes
- 18 · Overladen
- No
- 19 · Cargo weight
- 6067 Dead Weight Tons.
- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- 23,640.00
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- Unknown.
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- $1,277,500.00
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
- Unknown
- 24 · Locality
- Bet. Lat. 40°01' N. Long. 70°30' W. and Lat. 33°21' N. Long. 51°39' W.
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- Heavy weather
- 26 · Cause
- Heavy Weather
- 27 · Weather
- Moderate gale; high sea.
- 28 · Measures taken
- Every precaution taken.
- 29 · Assistance
- No assistance rendered
- 30 · Remarks
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