SAnta Cristina · total loss
Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 276–277 · No. 15
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- Item 2: 'SAnta' capitalized first two letters. 'PEL?' handwritten in pencil below item 2.
- Stamps 'Total Loss' applied twice beside items 20 and 21.
- Stamp 'AT SEA' applied in blank space near items 11-13.
- Stamp 'OTHER CAUSES' applied over item 25.
- Checkmarks drawn beside several items.
- Pencil writing 'Seattle Wash' faintly visible near items 4 and 5.
- Number '16' sideways in left margin on the neighbouring page edge.
Form header
- Running number
- 15
- Filed at
- Collection District No. 20, Port of New Orleans, La.
- Received
- U.S. COAST GUARD REC'D JUL 21 1919 ANS'D By · 21 Jul 1919
- Vessel name written at top
- Santa Cristina
- Other numbers
- —
- Stamps on the form
- TOTAL LOSSAT SEAOTHER CAUSES
Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- SAnta Cristina · Gas, Amer.
- 6 · Official number
- 215329
- 3 · Tonnage
- 2119 -1464
- 4 · Age or year built
- Built 1917
- 5 · Port registered
- New Orleans, La.
- 7 · Master and residence
- R.C.Lechner, New Orleans, La.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- N.O.& S.Amer. S.S.Co. New Orleans, La
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- 11 AM Tuesday July 8th, 1919.
- 24 · Locality
- 25 Mi, off Key West , Fla.
- 9–10 · Voyage
- Cape Haitian,Hayti, 7/4/19 → New Orleans
- 27 · Weather
- Calm Sea 11 Am Daylight
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- no passengers, 34 crew, no persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $225,000.00
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
Fire
26 · Cause, as written
Explosion of Alcohol priming can setting fire to vessel
Signature
- Signed by
- P. E. Loelner · Master
- Company or by
- —
- Date signed
- July 16th, 1919
- Place
- New Orleans, La.
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- 1 · Date of casualty
- 11 AM Tuesday July 8th, 1919.
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- Amer. Gas "SAnta Cristina" wood
- 3 · Tonnage
- 2119 -1464
- 4 · Age or year built
- Built 1917
- 5 · Port registered
- New Orleans, La.
- 6 · Official number
- 215329
- 7 · Master and residence
- R.C.Lechner, New Orleans, La.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- N.O.& S.Amer. S.S.Co. New Orleans, La
- 9 · Sailed from
- Cape Haitian,Hayti, 7/4/19
- 10 · Bound for
- New Orleans
- 11 · Passengers
- None
- 12 · Crew
- 34
- 13 · Persons lost
- None
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $225,000.00
- 15 · Value of cargo
- Do not know
- 16 · Cargo
- Coffee, hides, & ligum vitae
- 17 · Deck load
- No
- 18 · Overladen
- No
- 19 · Cargo weight
- 800 tons
- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- Total
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- Total
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- Hull & Machinery $214,500
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
- Do not know
- 24 · Locality
- 25 Mi, off Key West , Fla.
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- Fire
- 26 · Cause
- Explosion of Alcohol priming can setting fire to vessel
- 27 · Weather
- Calm Sea 11 Am Daylight
- 28 · Measures taken
- Everything possible but to no avail
- 29 · Assistance
- None
- 30 · Remarks
- After crew were forced to abandon ship in boats, were picked up by Cuban Fishing Smack and taken to Havana, Cuba