The Wreck Files

FRANK H. BUCK · collision

Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 301–302 · No. 29

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Report of Casualty, FRANK H. BUCK, page 301

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  • Running number '30' is written in the left margin, sideways.

Form header

Running number
29
Filed at
Collection District No. 28, Port of San Francisco, Cal.
Received
  • RECEIVED JUL 29 1919 MANAGER TRANSPORTATION · 29 Jul 1919
  • COAST GUARD AUG 7 1919 · 7 Aug 1919
Vessel name written at top
—
Other numbers
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Stamps on the form
PACIFICCOLLISION

Vessel

2 · Name, rig, nationality
FRANK H. BUCK · St. s., Am.
6 · Official number
212090
3 · Tonnage
3850 net. 6076 gross
4 · Age or year built
5 years.
5 · Port registered
San Francisco, Cal.
7 · Master and residence
G. B. Macdonald, 1342 Bonita Ave Berkeley Cal.
8 · Owner and residence
Associated Oil Co., Sharon Bldg., S.F.

Casualty

1 · Date
12:26 A.M. 7/26/19.
24 · Locality
Off Monterey, Cal.
9–10 · Voyage
San Francisco, 7/25/19. → San Pedro
27 · Weather
—
11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
— passengers, 39. crew, no persons lost
14 · Value of vessel
1,850,000.

25 · Nature of casualty, as written

Collision with S.S. "Bradford" Bayonne, N.J.

26 · Cause, as written

Collision with S.S. "Bradford"

Signature

Signed by
G. A. Zech · Mgr Transp
Company or by
Associated Oil Co
Date signed
AUG 1 - 1919
Place
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Verbatim from the form. Item labels are approximate; the printed wording varies by year.

1 · Date of casualty
12:26 A.M. 7/26/19.
2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
Am. St. s. FRANK H. BUCK, - (steel).
3 · Tonnage
3850 net. 6076 gross
4 · Age or year built
5 years.
5 · Port registered
San Francisco, Cal.
6 · Official number
212 090.
7 · Master and residence
G. B. Macdonald, 1342 Bonita Ave Berkeley Cal.
8 · Owner and residence
Associated Oil Co., Sharon Bldg., S.F.
9 · Sailed from
San Francisco, 7/25/19.
10 · Bound for
San Pedro
11 · Passengers
—
12 · Crew
39.
13 · Persons lost
none.
14 · Value of vessel
1,850,000.
15 · Value of cargo
none.
16 · Cargo
none
17 · Deck load
no.
18 · Overladen
no.
19 · Cargo weight
---
20 · Loss or insurance (20)
60,000.
21 · Loss or insurance (21)
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22 · Loss or insurance (22)
1,762,250.
23 · Loss or insurance (23)
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24 · Locality
Off Monterey, Cal.
25 · Nature of casualty
Collision with S.S. "Bradford" Bayonne, N.J.
26 · Cause
Collision with S.S. "Bradford"
27 · Weather
—
28 · Measures taken
—
29 · Assistance
none rendered
30 · Remarks
—