The Wreck Files

Texaco · total loss

Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 45–46 · No. 875

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Report of Casualty, Texaco, page 45

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Form header

Running number
875
Filed at
New York N.Y.
Received
  • U.S. COAST GUARD REC'D OCT 27 1919 By ANS'D · 27 Oct 1919
Vessel name written at top
—
Other numbers
—

Vessel

2 · Name, rig, nationality
Texaco · Ga. Sc., Am.
6 · Official number
93183
3 · Tonnage
14 Gross - and 12 Net Tons
4 · Age or year built
Built Patchogue, N.Y. 1901
5 · Port registered
Port Arthur, Texas. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
7 · Master and residence
Capt. Heine
8 · Owner and residence
The Texaco Co., Houston, Texas

Casualty

1 · Date
May 27, 1919 - 5 P.M.
24 · Locality
North Beach, N.Y.
9–10 · Voyage
New York → New York Harbor
27 · Weather
✓
11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
no passengers, one crew, no persons lost
14 · Value of vessel
$3000.00

25 · Nature of casualty, as written

Fire

26 · Cause, as written

Cause unknown

Signature

Signed by
[illegible] · Genl. Supt.
Company or by
The Texas Company
Date signed
Oct 22 1919
Place
—
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Verbatim from the form. Item labels are approximate; the printed wording varies by year.

1 · Date of casualty
May 27, 1919 - 5 P.M.
2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
Am. Ga. Sc. "Texaco"
3 · Tonnage
14 Gross - and 12 Net Tons
4 · Age or year built
Built Patchogue, N.Y. 1901
5 · Port registered
Port Arthur, Texas. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
6 · Official number
93183
7 · Master and residence
Capt. Heine
8 · Owner and residence
The Texaco Co., Houston, Texas
9 · Sailed from
New York
10 · Bound for
New York Harbor
11 · Passengers
none
12 · Crew
one
13 · Persons lost
none
14 · Value of vessel
$3000.00
15 · Value of cargo
none
16 · Cargo
"
17 · Deck load
no
18 · Overladen
"
19 · Cargo weight
none
20 · Loss or insurance (20)
Total
21 · Loss or insurance (21)
no cargo
22 · Loss or insurance (22)
$3000.00
23 · Loss or insurance (23)
no cargo
24 · Locality
North Beach, N.Y.
25 · Nature of casualty
Fire
26 · Cause
Cause unknown
27 · Weather
✓
28 · Measures taken
✓
29 · Assistance
none
30 · Remarks
Small Gas. vessel used to carry bulk oil in New York Harbor.