Hesper · stranding
Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 167–168 · No. 936
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- Rubber stamps 'ATLANTIC', 'TOTAL LOSS' (twice), and 'STRANDING.' appear on the page.
- A faint stamp reading 'NAVIGATION' is in the top right.
- Numbers in the left dark margin are visible but appear to belong to the preceding page in the film.
Form header
- Running number
- 936
- Filed at
- Collection District No. 1, Port of Castine, Maine
- Received
- 1919 OCT 29 PM 3 51 · 29 Oct 1919
- NAVIGATION
- Vessel name written at top
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- Other numbers
- —
- Stamps on the form
- ATLANTICTOTAL LOSSSTRANDING
Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- Hesper · Ga. S., AM.
- 6 · Official number
- 95830
- 3 · Tonnage
- 98 Gross & 55 net
- 4 · Age or year built
- 35 years.
- 5 · Port registered
- Castine, Maine.
- 7 · Master and residence
- George H. Hodgdon, Bucksport, Me
- 8 · Owner and residence
- T.M. Nicholson, Bucksport, Me.
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- April 30, 1919 about 1 A. M.
- 24 · Locality
- Delaware Capes
- 9–10 · Voyage
- Bucksport, Me. April 12, 1919. → Mackerel Fisheries.
- 27 · Weather
- Gentle breeze
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- no passengers, eighteen crew, no persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $12,000.
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
Stranding
26 · Cause, as written
Carried inshore by tide
Signature
- Signed by
- T. W. Nicholson · owner
- Company or by
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- Date signed
- October 24th, 1919.
- Place
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- 1 · Date of casualty
- April 30, 1919 about 1 A. M.
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- AM. Ga. S. Hesper. Wood.
- 3 · Tonnage
- 98 Gross & 55 net
- 4 · Age or year built
- 35 years.
- 5 · Port registered
- Castine, Maine.
- 6 · Official number
- 95830
- 7 · Master and residence
- George H. Hodgdon, Bucksport, Me
- 8 · Owner and residence
- T.M. Nicholson, Bucksport, Me.
- 9 · Sailed from
- Bucksport, Me. April 12, 1919.
- 10 · Bound for
- Mackerel Fisheries.
- 11 · Passengers
- None
- 12 · Crew
- eighteen
- 13 · Persons lost
- none
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $12,000.
- 15 · Value of cargo
- $2000.
- 16 · Cargo
- Outfits for mackerel seining.
- 17 · Deck load
- No
- 18 · Overladen
- No
- 19 · Cargo weight
- About 50 tons
- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- Total
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- Total
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- $6,000.
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
- None
- 24 · Locality
- Delaware Capes
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- Stranding
- 26 · Cause
- Carried inshore by tide
- 27 · Weather
- Gentle breeze
- 28 · Measures taken
- None, danger not anticipated
- 29 · Assistance
- Coast Guard life boat from Lewes, Del.
- 30 · Remarks
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