The Wreck Files

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Casualty reports
DateVesselOfficial No.StampsLocalityCauseForm
25 Jun 1919Lizzie Colburn · St Sew140114ATLANTICCOLLISIONPort side of channel, near N. & W Piers Norfolk HarborCrowded by ships & schooner bearing down on ColburnReport of Casualty
16 Feb 1918Resolute · Screw205311ATLANTICOTHER CAUSESBuzzards Bay, Dumpling Rock L.H. bearing N W X W 1/2 W Quicks Hole Ledge Buoy bearing S 3/4 WHeavy IceReport of Casualty
19 Mar 1919Albert H. Willis · Sch212549ATLANTICOTHER CAUSES30 Miles E Winter Quarter Lightship Va.Heavy WindWreck Report
9 Jun 1919City of Savannah · Screw1148ATLANTICSTRANDINGTwo miles South of Barnegat Light houseIncorrect sounding.Report of Casualty
5 May 1918Dauntless · Tug
Needs review
157201VIRGINIANORFOLK AND NEWPORT NEWSTOTAL LOSSATLANTICCOLLISION700 yards N of entrance boy t to Hampton creekgiven belowWreck Report
27 May 1919Texaco · Ga. Sc.93183ATLANTICTOTAL LOSSOTHER CAUSESNorth Beach, N.Y.Cause unknownReport of Casualty
28 Sep 1918MADISON · S.S.
Needs review
208268ATLANTICOTHER CAUSESAt Sea Near Fenwick Island light ship.Fire caught in the Blowers.Report of Casualty
9 Mar 1919L.E.MULLER · Barge48703ATLANTICTOTAL LOSSFOUNDERINGPort Reading Coal Docks n.J. (written over faintly pencilled Port Reading n.J.)Sunk in stormReport of Casualty
13 Nov 1918Eureka · Steam Lighter210334ATLANTICCOLLISIONnear Castle Island, Boston Harbor.unable to see boat or lightsReport of Casualty
2 Jan 1919NORTHERN NO. 30 · Sch. Barge216421ATLANTICCOLLISIONOff Sewalls Pt, Va. AnchorageMisunderstanding of signals or engine room of steamerWreck Report
29 Aug 1918MYLU · gas yacht215665ATLANTICOTHER CAUSESTampa Bay near St. Petersburg, Fla.Fumigating to kill mosquitoes.Report of Casualty
22 Feb 1919YOMACHICHI · Am.S.S.219052ATLANTICCOLLISIONSwan Terminal, Estuary, Tampa, Fla.Parting of snubbing lines.Wreck Report
10 Dec 1918City of Beaumont · Aux.Bktne.—ATLANTICCOLLISIONMooring grounds,Bay Ridge Flats,N.Y..Negligence on part of "Westlands"Report of Casualty
15 Dec 1918ohio · ferry Steamer155147ATLANTICCOLLISIONTwo Miles from Sewels PointfogReport of Casualty
15 Dec 1918Warwick · ferry Steamer
Needs review
—ATLANTICCOLLISION——Report of Casualty
4 Jun 1919Bayou Teche · Steamer217320ATLANTICCOLLISIONLong Wharf, Boston, Mass.Engine failed to answer from BridgeWreck Report
27 Jan 1919West View · st. s.217223ATLANTICCOLLISIONNear the Junction of Ambrose and main ship channelsThe Telemotor failed to respond and it struck the wreck of the "Port Phillip"Wreck Report
22 Mar 1919Morlina · S/S212840COLLISIONATLANTICSecurely moored at head of Seaboard Air Line R.R. dock, Charleston, S.C.Unknown to me.Report of Casualty
12 Jan 1919ELISABETH · s/s—ATLANTICCOLLISIONAt Pier New York, NY- [illegible]—Report of Casualty
20 Nov 1918CHACO · Str—FOREIGNATLANTICSTRANDINGSouthwestern point Island St. Croix (Sandy point) (Virgin Islands) (Virgin Islands) is handwritten over the answer area for item 24 and 25.Accidentally on a reef not indicated on the chart. According to chart said reef was at 12 fathoms while the vessel was stranded at 3.1/2 fathomsReport of Casualty
23 Apr 1919McAllister Bros no 34 · Scow167084ATLANTICTOTAL LOSSCOLLISIONn.y. Bay Greenville Piers n.J.Tug rammed Scow #34 while 34 was Tied up to wharf.Report of Casualty
3 Jun 1919W.L.Webster · St. Sc.
Needs review
85743ATLANTICTOTAL LOSSOTHER CAUSESFt Court St New york NY.Rested on Sunken U.S. barge causing her to go to the head and fill. overReport of Casualty
11 Feb 1919K. I. Luckenbach
Needs review
nameATLANTICSTRANDINGbetween Plymouth and Southamptonsteamer altered course without warningReport of Casualty
30 Apr 1919Hesper · Ga. S.95830ATLANTICTOTAL LOSSSTRANDINGDelaware CapesCarried inshore by tideReport of Casualty
7 Jan 1919Sagamore · Steamer—ATLANTICTOTAL LOSSOTHER CAUSESLong Island Sd. Northport, New YorkCaught fire from another boat.Report of Casualty