Tempest · foundering

Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 56–57 · No. 850

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Form header

Running number: 850
Filed at: Collection District No. 10, Port of New York, N. Y.
Received: CUSTOM HOUSE, NEW YORK RECEIVED NOV 18 1919 MARINE DIVISION · 18 Nov 1919
U. S. COAST GUARD RECEIVED NOV 22 1919 · 22 Nov 1919
Vessel name written at top: —
Other numbers: —
Stamps on the form: FOUNDERING LAKES TOTAL LOSS

Vessel

2 · Name, rig, nationality: Tempest · S/S, American
6 · Official number: 24940
3 · Tonnage: 341 net 412 gross
4 · Age or year built: 46 years
5 · Port registered: Transcription error See the scan
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New York. N.Y. O.G. Hish[? illegible] Agt[? illegible] Ogdensburg N.Y. [handwritten over New York N.Y.] Brooklyn, N.Y. C.H. Lawrence [handwritten below Brooklyn, N.Y.] 1918[? illegible] Erie Pa. Aug 2…
7 · Master and residence: Ogdensburg N.Y. D. O. Hish[?]
8 · Owner and residence: Brooklyn, N.Y. C.H. Lawrence

Casualty

1 · Date: Aug. 27th 1918.
24 · Locality: Inside Erie Breakwater Erie Pa.
9–10 · Voyage: Erie Pa. Aug 27th/1918 → Montreal Canada
27 · Weather: Unknown not by writer
11–13 · Passengers / crew / lostCheck scan: no passengers, 14 crew, One 2nd ass. Engineer name "Leslie Chatham" persons lost
14 · Value of vessel: $20,000

13 · Names of persons lost

Leslie Chatham

25 · Nature of casualty, as written

Leaking, Sunk.

26 · Cause, as written

Spring a leak

Signature

Signed by: Charles H. Lawrence · Owner S/S. "Tempest"
Company or by: —
Date signed: Nov. 11
Place: —

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1 · Date of casualty: Aug. 27th 1918.
2 · Vessel, rig, nationality: American S/S. Tempest (Wood)
3 · Tonnage: 341 net 412 gross
4 · Age or year built: 46 years
5 · Port registered: Transcription error See the scan
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New York. N.Y. O.G. Hish[? illegible] Agt[? illegible] Ogdensburg N.Y. [handwritten over New York N.Y.] Brooklyn, N.Y. C.H. Lawrence [handwritten below Brooklyn, N.Y.] 1918[? illegible] Erie Pa. Aug 2…
6 · Official number: #24940
7 · Master and residence: Ogdensburg N.Y. D. O. Hish[?]
8 · Owner and residence: Brooklyn, N.Y. C.H. Lawrence
9 · Sailed from: Erie Pa. Aug 27th/1918
10 · Bound for: Montreal Canada
11 · Passengers: none
12 · Crew: 14
13 · Persons lostCheck scan: One 2nd ass. Engineer name "Leslie Chatham"
14 · Value of vessel: $20,000
15 · Value of cargo: $2,400.
16 · Cargo: Coal
17 · Deck load: Yes
18 · Overladen: No
19 · Cargo weight: 662 Net Tons
20 · Loss or insurance (20): Total
21 · Loss or insurance (21): Total
22 · Loss or insurance (22): none
23 · Loss or insurance (23): Unknown
24 · Locality: Inside Erie Breakwater Erie Pa.
25 · Nature of casualty: Leaking, Sunk.
26 · Cause: Spring a leak
27 · Weather: Unknown not by writer
28 · Measures taken: See Masters Reports
29 · Assistance: Lighthouse Service at Erie. Pa.
30 · Remarks: —