The Wreck Files

J. E. du Bignon · foundering

Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 189–190 · No. 945

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Report of Casualty, J. E. du Bignon, page 189

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  • A typed crewlist for the schooner J. E. du Bignon is pasted or inserted over items 10 through 19.
  • The text in item 28 appears to span the area of items 28 and 29.

Form header

Running number
945
Filed at
Collection District No. , Port of
Received
  • U.S. COAST GUARD REC'D OCT 20 1920 ANS'D · 20 Oct 1920
  • OCT 22 1920 · 22 Oct 1920
Vessel name written at top
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Other numbers
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Stamps on the form
TOTAL LOSSFOUNDERING

Vessel

2 · Name, rig, nationality
J. E. du Bignon · Sch
6 · Official number
76871
3 · Tonnage
593 Gross
4 · Age or year built
1890
5 · Port registered
New York N.Y.
7 · Master and residence
H. G. Brooks
8 · Owner and residence
A. J. Hirt Co. Inc 45 Broad St

Casualty

1 · Date
After Dec 24 - 1918
24 · Locality
Cleared from New York on
9–10 · Voyage
New York Dec 24 1918 → —
27 · Weather
—
11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
—
14 · Value of vessel
—

25 · Nature of casualty, as written

Dec 24/18 for Buenos Aires and was never heard from

26 · Cause, as written

Vessel given up as total loss

Signature

Signed by
F T Hix
Company or by
F T Hix Co Inc
Date signed
Oct 20 1920
Place
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Verbatim from the form. Item labels are approximate; the printed wording varies by year.

1 · Date of casualty
After Dec 24 - 1918
2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
Sch J. E. du Bignon (Wood)
3 · Tonnage
593 Gross
4 · Age or year built
1890
5 · Port registered
New York N.Y.
6 · Official number
76871
7 · Master and residence
H. G. Brooks
8 · Owner and residence
A. J. Hirt Co. Inc 45 Broad St
9 · Sailed from
New York Dec 24 1918
10 · Bound for
—
11 · Passengers
—
12 · Crew
—
13 · Persons lost
—
14 · Value of vessel
—
15 · Value of cargo
—
16 · Cargo
—
17 · Deck load
—
18 · Overladen
—
19 · Cargo weight
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20 · Loss or insurance (20)
Total Loss
21 · Loss or insurance (21)
Total Loss
22 · Loss or insurance (22)
$71000 00
23 · Loss or insurance (23)
Fully Insured
24 · Locality
Cleared from New York on
25 · Nature of casualty
Dec 24/18 for Buenos Aires and was never heard from
26 · Cause
Vessel given up as total loss
27 · Weather
—
28 · Measures taken
Clear from New York for Buenos Aires on Dec 24 - 1918 and we never heard from Vessel given up as a total loss
29 · Assistance
—
30 · Remarks
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