Bradford · collision

Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 297–298 · No. 27

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Item 5 contains the stamp 'NEW YORK' over the handwritten text 'New York.'
Item 24 has crossed out text '10 miles west Point Pinos.' and replaced it with '100 miles South of San Francisco'
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Form header

Running number: 27
Filed at: Collection District No. 28, Port of San Francisco, Cal.
Received: U.S. COAST GUARD REC'D AUG 7 1919 · 7 Aug 1919
Vessel name written at top: —
Other numbers: —
Stamps on the form: AT SEA COLLISION

Vessel

2 · Name, rig, nationality: Bradford · Str., Am.
6 · Official number: 213126
3 · Tonnage: 3932 Net, 6303 Gross.
4 · Age or year built: (1908)
5 · Port registered: Transcription error See the scan
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New York, Bayonne, N.J. NEW YORK (stamped over handwriting or vice versa?) NEW YORK NEW YORK (stamped words heavily obscuring hand-written text "New York") Bayonne, N.J. (written over NEW YORK stamp).…
7 · Master and residence: J.C. Dart, 3902 - 22nd St., San Francisco, Cal.
8 · Owner and residence: Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey

Casualty

1 · Date: Friday, July 25th, 1919, - 11:15 P.M.
24 · Locality: 10 miles South of San Francisco Light Vessel.
9–10 · Voyage: Talara, July 11, 1919. → Vancouver, B.C.
27 · Weather: Clear night, gentle breeze sea moderate.
11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost: no passengers, 39. crew, no persons lost
14 · Value of vessel: $1,575,000.

25 · Nature of casualty, as written

Collision with Am. Str. "Frank H. Buck".

26 · Cause, as written

"Frank H. Buck" ignoring signals.

Signature

Signed by: F. De Dort · master
Company or by: —
Date signed: AUG 1- 1914
Place: —

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1 · Date of casualty: Friday, July 25th, 1919, - 11:15 P.M.
2 · Vessel, rig, nationality: Am. Str. "Bradford" (Iron).
3 · Tonnage: 3932 Net, 6303 Gross.
4 · Age or year built: (1908)
5 · Port registered: Transcription error See the scan
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New York, Bayonne, N.J. NEW YORK (stamped over handwriting or vice versa?) NEW YORK NEW YORK (stamped words heavily obscuring hand-written text "New York") Bayonne, N.J. (written over NEW YORK stamp).…
6 · Official number: 213126.
7 · Master and residence: J.C. Dart, 3902 - 22nd St., San Francisco, Cal.
8 · Owner and residence: Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey
9 · Sailed from: Talara, July 11, 1919.
10 · Bound for: Vancouver, B.C.
11 · Passengers: none.
12 · Crew: 39.
13 · Persons lost: none
14 · Value of vessel: $1,575,000.
15 · Value of cargo: 163,904.
16 · Cargo: Fuel Oil & Gasoline.
17 · Deck load: none.
18 · Overladen: no.
19 · Cargo weight: 8248.89 long tons.
20 · Loss or insurance (20): $52,000.
21 · Loss or insurance (21): none.
22 · Loss or insurance (22): $1,575,000
23 · Loss or insurance (23): $163,904.
24 · Locality: 10 miles South of San Francisco Light Vessel.
25 · Nature of casualty: Collision with Am. Str. "Frank H. Buck".
26 · Cause: "Frank H. Buck" ignoring signals.
27 · Weather: Clear night, gentle breeze sea moderate.
28 · Measures taken: When vessels side lights were made out dead ahead ported helm sufficiently to clear him and gave one blast of whistle.
29 · Assistance: none
30 · Remarks: —