Angeline & Louise · total loss
Wreck Report, 1 page · T925-0005, p. 249
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- Item 20 and 21 state 'Total' instead of a numerical value.
- A number '2' is visible sideways on the left border, likely not part of the form.
Form header
- Running number
- —
- Filed at
- Port of Provincetown, Massachusetts Collection District.
- Received
- U.S. COAST GUARD REC'D JUL 8 1919 ANS'D By · 8 Jul 1919
- Vessel name written at top
- —
- Other numbers
- —
- Stamps on the form
- ATLANTICTOTAL LOSSOTHER CAUSES
Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- Angeline & Louise · Gas, Am.
- 6 · Official number
- 213992
- 3 · Tonnage
- 9 gross, 7 net.
- 4 · Age or year built
- Three years.
- 5 · Port registered
- Provincetown, Mass
- 7 · Master and residence
- A.J.Aveller, Provincetown, Mass
- 8 · Owner and residence
- A.J.Aveller & Co. Copts. " " "
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- July 1, 1919 (Tuesday) 12 M.
- 24 · Locality
- In Provincetown, Harbor.
- 9–10 · Voyage
- In Provincetown Harbor. → Laying side of Wharf,
- 27 · Weather
- Gentle Breeze.
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- no passengers, Two crew, no persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $1000.00
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
Distroyed by fire.
26 · Cause, as written
Unknown, supposed back fire of the engine.
Signature
- Signed by
- A. J. Aveller · Master
- Company or by
- —
- Date signed
- July 1st, 1919
- Place
- Provincetown
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Verbatim from the form. Item labels are approximate; the printed wording varies by year.
- 1 · Date of casualty
- July 1, 1919 (Tuesday) 12 M.
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- Am. Gas. Angeline & Louise.
- 3 · Tonnage
- 9 gross, 7 net.
- 4 · Age or year built
- Three years.
- 5 · Port registered
- Provincetown, Mass
- 6 · Official number
- No.213992
- 7 · Master and residence
- A.J.Aveller, Provincetown, Mass
- 8 · Owner and residence
- A.J.Aveller & Co. Copts. " " "
- 9 · Sailed from
- In Provincetown Harbor.
- 10 · Bound for
- Laying side of Wharf,
- 11 · Passengers
- None.
- 12 · Crew
- Two
- 13 · Persons lost
- None.
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $1000.00
- 15 · Value of cargo
- $1200.00
- 16 · Cargo
- 2000 gals, gasoline, pumps &c.
- 17 · Deck load
- No.
- 18 · Overladen
- No
- 19 · Cargo weight
- 14000 lbs.
- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- Total
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- Total
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- None.
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
- None
- 24 · Locality
- In Provincetown, Harbor.
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- Distroyed by fire.
- 26 · Cause
- Unknown, supposed back fire of the engine.
- 27 · Weather
- Gentle Breeze.
- 28 · Measures taken
- None, took fire at once.
- 29 · Assistance
- Several motor boats towed the boat away from the wharf, when she was totally distroyed.
- 30 · Remarks
- Was a tank gasoline boat, and had been taking on a supply of 2000 gals, when the explosion occurred, the men jumped into the water to escape, one being badly burned but not fatally.