Herbert Black · stranding
Wreck Report, 1 page · T925-0005, p. 8 · No. 854
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Form header
- Running number
- 854
- Filed at
- Port of Boston #4
- Received
- U. S. COAST GUARD REC'D SEP 26 1919 By ANS'D · 26 Sep 1919
- Vessel name written at top
- —
- Other numbers
- —
- Stamps on the form
- FOREIGNTOTAL LOSSSTRANDING
Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- Herbert Black · 3m. schooner, United States
- 6 · Official number
- 95211Also written nearby: 661, 594
- 3 · Tonnage
- Gross 573 - net 470
- 4 · Age or year built
- Built in 1873 - Rebuilt by present owner
- 5 · Port registered
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Boston mass - - 7 · Master and residence
- John Flynn Gloucester mass.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- Atlantic maritime Co. Boston mass
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- About 3 P. m. monday June 23d 1919
- 24 · Locality
- About 1 mile N. W. of Nelsons buoy off Preston Eng.
- 9–10 · Voyage
- St. John N. B. may 6 - 1919 → Preston England
- 27 · Weather
- North West gale
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- no passengers, 8 crew, no persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- 40,000 to 60,000.
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
Stranding
26 · Cause, as written
Driv[illegible] ashore in gale
Signature
- Signed by
- Chas R Pear Treas. · Treas.
- Company or by
- Atlantic maritime Co
- Date signed
- SEP 25 1919
- Place
- —
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- 1 · Date of casualty
- About 3 P. m. monday June 23d 1919
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- United States, 3m. schooner, wood, Herbert Black
- 3 · Tonnage
- Gross 573 - net 470
- 4 · Age or year built
- Built in 1873 - Rebuilt by present owner
- 5 · Port registered
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Boston mass - - 6 · Official number
- 95211 - J. m. F. B.
- 7 · Master and residence
- John Flynn Gloucester mass.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- Atlantic maritime Co. Boston mass
- 9 · Sailed from
- St. John N. B. may 6 - 1919
- 10 · Bound for
- Preston England
- 11 · Passengers
- none
- 12 · Crew
- 8
- 13 · Persons lost
- none
- 14 · Value of vessel
- 40,000 to 60,000.
- 15 · Value of cargo
- Dont know
- 16 · Cargo
- Spruce lumber
- 17 · Deck load
- yes
- 18 · Overladen
- no
- 19 · Cargo weight
- Est. about 600 tons
- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- Total loss
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- Dont know probable total loss
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- 10,000.
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
- Dont know
- 24 · Locality
- About 1 mile N. W. of Nelsons buoy off Preston Eng.
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- Stranding
- 26 · Cause
- Driv[illegible] ashore in gale
- 27 · Weather
- North West gale
- 28 · Measures taken
- Hoisted ensign of distress. pulled down jibs let go anchor and paid out cable, hoisted all mainsail to keep on channel side when vessel struck. crew cut [illegible] to pay as her head [illegible] the wind we [illegible]
- 29 · Assistance
- The St. [illegible] life boat
- 30 · Remarks
- Vessel anchored off Nelsons buoy as there was not enough water to allow her entering harbor until higher tides