Michigan Boy · foundering
Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 203–204 · No. 952
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- Handwritten notation near top reads '1919 fiscal year'.
- Penciled number '10 yrs' next to item 4.
- Struck text 'insurance' in item 23.
- Signature name looks like 'Llewellyn J Allen', it is cursive and a little difficult to read.
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Form header
- Running number
- 952
- Filed at
- Collection District No. 25, Port of San Diego, Calif.
- Received
- COAST GUARD FEB 21 1921 · 21 Feb 1921
- 1921 FEB 7 AM · 7 Feb 1921
- Vessel name written at top
- —
- Other numbers
- 1919
- Stamps on the form
- PACIFICFOUNDERING
Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- Michigan Boy · Gas Sloop, American
- 6 · Official number
- 209399Also written nearby: 10 yrs
- 3 · Tonnage
- 13 gross 12 net
- 4 · Age or year built
- Seven years
- 5 · Port registered
- Transcription error See the scan
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San Diego, Calif, 6. 209399 7. Walter M. Field, San Diego, Calif. 8. W.M.Field &Geo.W.Holdeman, San Diego 9. San Diego,Calif. (date unknown' 10. " " " 11. None 12. Two 13. None 14. Two Hundred Dollars… - 7 · Master and residence
- Walter M. Field, San Diego, Calif.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- W.M.Field & Geo.W.Holdeman, San Diego
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- About two years ago.
- 24 · Locality
- Sunk at anchorage, San Diego,Bay;
- 9–10 · Voyage
- San Diego,Calif. (date unknown) → " " "
- 27 · Weather
- Southeaster, heavy sea, night-dark.
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- no passengers, Two crew, no persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- Two Hundred Dollars
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
Sunk at anchorage.
26 · Cause, as written
Wind and sea.
Signature
- Signed by
- Llewellyn J Allen · Agent.
- Company or by
- —
- Date signed
- January 29, 1921
- Place
- —
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Verbatim from the form. Item labels are approximate; the printed wording varies by year.
- 1 · Date of casualty
- About two years ago.
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- American Gas Sloop "Michigan Boy".
- 3 · Tonnage
- 13 gross 12 net
- 4 · Age or year built
- Seven years
- 5 · Port registered
- Transcription error See the scan
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San Diego, Calif, 6. 209399 7. Walter M. Field, San Diego, Calif. 8. W.M.Field &Geo.W.Holdeman, San Diego 9. San Diego,Calif. (date unknown' 10. " " " 11. None 12. Two 13. None 14. Two Hundred Dollars… - 6 · Official number
- 209399
- 7 · Master and residence
- Walter M. Field, San Diego, Calif.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- W.M.Field & Geo.W.Holdeman, San Diego
- 9 · Sailed from
- San Diego,Calif. (date unknown)
- 10 · Bound for
- " " "
- 11 · Passengers
- None
- 12 · Crew
- Two
- 13 · Persons lost
- None
- 14 · Value of vessel
- Two Hundred Dollars
- 15 · Value of cargo
- None
- 16 · Cargo
- None
- 17 · Deck load
- No.
- 18 · Overladen
- No.
- 19 · Cargo weight
- None
- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- Total loss.
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- No Cargo
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- No insurance
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
- No insurance cargo
- 24 · Locality
- Sunk at anchorage, San Diego,Bay;
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- Sunk at anchorage.
- 26 · Cause
- Wind and sea.
- 27 · Weather
- Southeaster, heavy sea, night-dark.
- 28 · Measures taken
- None.
- 29 · Assistance
- None
- 30 · Remarks
- Abandoned, unfit for service.