Dauntless · virginia
Wreck Report, 1 page · T925-0005, p. 42 · No. 873
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- Item 2: 'St S' handwritten in pencil to the left of the answer column.
- Item 3: '5 net' handwritten in pencil in the answer column.
- Item 5: 'Norfolk, Va' handwritten in pencil to the left of the answer column, and the typed answer 'Newport News .Va' is struck through in pencil.
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Form header
- Running number
- 873
- Filed at
- Collection District No. 14, Port of Norfolk & Newport News. Va
- Received
- REC'D MAY 21 1918 · 21 May 1918
- Vessel name written at top
- —
- Other numbers
- —
- Stamps on the form
- VIRGINIANORFOLK AND NEWPORT NEWSTOTAL LOSSATLANTICCOLLISION
Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- Dauntless · Tug
- 6 · Official number
- 157201
- 3 · Tonnage
- II Grose
- 4 · Age or year built
- 31 years
- 5 · Port registered
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Newport News .VaFull reading
Newport News .Va Norfolk, Va (handwritten in margin beside item label, not in answer column, kept in notes but text preserves main answer column entry which is Newport News .Va but actually the handwr…
- 7 · Master and residence
- P.L.Tennis Hampton.Va.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- P.L.Tennis. Hampton.Va.
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- 4.P.M. Monday S. 5.1918
- 24 · Locality
- 700 yards N of entrance boy t to Hampton creek
- 9–10 · Voyage
- Hampton.Va. May 9 → with tows to Hampton Roads
- 27 · Weather
- wind modreat S.E. wether fair and bright
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- no passengers, 3 crew, no persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- 3500.00
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
26 · Cause, as written
Signature
- Signed by
- P.L. Tennis · Owner
- Company or by
- —
- Date signed
- May 10 1918
- Place
- —
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- 1 · Date of casualty
- 4.P.M. Monday S. 5.1918
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- Tug Dauntless . wood
- 3 · Tonnage
- II Grose
- 4 · Age or year built
- 31 years
- 5 · Port registered
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Newport News .VaFull reading
Newport News .Va Norfolk, Va (handwritten in margin beside item label, not in answer column, kept in notes but text preserves main answer column entry which is Newport News .Va but actually the handwr…
- 6 · Official number
- 157.201
- 7 · Master and residence
- P.L.Tennis Hampton.Va.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- P.L.Tennis. Hampton.Va.
- 9 · Sailed from
- Hampton.Va. May 9
- 10 · Bound for
- with tows to Hampton Roads
- 11 · Passengers
- None
- 12 · Crew
- 3
- 13 · Persons lost
- None
- 14 · Value of vessel
- 3500.00
- 15 · Value of cargo
- None
- 16 · Cargo
- None
- 17 · Deck load
- No
- 18 · Overladen
- No
- 19 · Cargo weight
- Nothing
- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- cant teal may be total
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- none
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- None
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
- None
- 24 · Locality
- 700 yards N of entrance boy t to Hampton creek
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- —
- 26 · Cause
- given below
- 27 · Weather
- wind modreat S.E. wether fair and bright
- 28 · Measures taken
- The Dauntless wer at anchor and disabil
- 29 · Assistance
- nit any
- 30 · Remarks
- Ramed by scow in tow of gas boat Efficient of Bayonne. N.J While at anchor and disabel with horser in wheel