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- Many answers span multiple lines and fields because of misalignment.
- Pencil marks 'St p' and 'No of 10718' on the left side.
- Running number '897' is written sideways in the left margin.
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Form header
- Running number
- 896
- Filed at
- Norfolk v. a.
- Received
- U. S. COAST GUARD REC'D DEC 8 1919 ANS'D By · 8 Dec 1919
- Vessel name written at top
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- Other numbers
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Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- Warwick · ferry Steamer
- 6 · Official number
- —Also written nearby: 579, 416, 80, 10718
- 3 · Tonnage
- five Hundred and twenty nine gross
- 4 · Age or year built
- Built in 1895
- 5 · Port registered
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Norfolk v a .Full reading
Norfolk v a . J. V. Johnson . . Norfolk V a 7 Chesapeak ferry Co . 300 / Norfolk V New Portnews . Dec 15 1918 Sewels Point v a . 43 . Passenger . 8 in Crew None E $ 60 000 | No cargo No $ 30 000…
- 7 · Master and residence
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- 8 · Owner and residence
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Casualty
- 1 · Date
- Sunday Dec 15 1918 "
- 24 · Locality
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- 9–10 · Voyage
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- 27 · Weather
- No Wind fog day
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
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- 14 · Value of vessel
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25 · Nature of casualty, as written
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26 · Cause, as written
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Signature
- Signed by
- J. S. Munden · Supt.
- Company or by
- Chesapeake Ferry Co
- Date signed
- Dec 3 , 1919
- Place
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- 1 · Date of casualty
- Sunday Dec 15 1918 "
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- double end double deck ferry Steamer "Warwick" Iron
- 3 · Tonnage
- five Hundred and twenty nine gross
- 4 · Age or year built
- Built in 1895
- 5 · Port registered
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Norfolk v a .Full reading
Norfolk v a . J. V. Johnson . . Norfolk V a 7 Chesapeak ferry Co . 300 / Norfolk V New Portnews . Dec 15 1918 Sewels Point v a . 43 . Passenger . 8 in Crew None E $ 60 000 | No cargo No $ 30 000…
- 6 · Official number
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- 7 · Master and residence
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- 8 · Owner and residence
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- 9 · Sailed from
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- 10 · Bound for
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- 11 · Passengers
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- 12 · Crew
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- 13 · Persons lost
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- 14 · Value of vessel
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- 15 · Value of cargo
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- 16 · Cargo
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- 17 · Deck load
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- 18 · Overladen
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- 19 · Cargo weight
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- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
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- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
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- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
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- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
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- 24 · Locality
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- 25 · Nature of casualty
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- 26 · Cause
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- 27 · Weather
- No Wind fog day
- 28 · Measures taken
- Backing ful speed after Steering gear Broke
- 29 · Assistance
- None Was Needed
- 30 · Remarks
- lots of vessels anchored in ferry path caused Both steamers to run close to each other