The Wreck Files

Reports

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Casualty reports
DateVesselOfficial No.StampsLocalityCauseForm
12 Mar 1919[name not read] · 5-masted oil screw auxil. schooner216118OTHER CAUSESPACIFICS F Bay - near Lime Pointnot reportedWreck Report
26 Mar 1919 – 28 Mar 1919KERESASPA · Screw Str
Needs review
17676AT SEAOTHER CAUSESBet.Lat.40° 01' N. Long.70° 30' W.and Lat.33° 21' N. Long.51° 39' W.Heavy WeatherReport of Casualty
16 Jun 1919Norlina · Steamer212840OTHER CAUSESFOREIGNAlexandra Dock Liverpool EngFire on DockReport of Casualty
24 May 1919City of Orange · schooner214819FOREIGNTOTAL LOSSOTHER CAUSESPort of Marseilles France (France written in pen next to it.)UnknownReport 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
27 Feb 1919 – 8 Mar 1919Lydia H. Roper · Sch140084AT SEATOTAL LOSSOTHER CAUSESOn voyage. In AtlanticSails & rigging lost & hull badly battered.Wreck Report
19 Mar 1919Albert H. Willis · Sch212549ATLANTICOTHER CAUSES30 Miles E Winter Quarter Lightship Va.Heavy WindWreck Report
14 May 1919John G. North · Seagoing Barge76256FOREIGNTOTAL LOSSOTHER CAUSES—FireWreck Report
17 Dec 1918Calumet · Str140642RIVERSTOTAL LOSSOTHER CAUSESMeherrin River, Hertford County, North Carolina about one mile below Sears Wharf. See XAnswered in preceding answer.Report of Casualty
17 Dec 1918Calumet · Str.140642OTHER CAUSESAbout one mile below Sears WharfAnswered in preceding answer.Report of Casualty
24 Apr 1919Joan Kielberg · 4 masted Schooner
Needs review
215851OTHER CAUSESLOSS OF LIFEAT SEAAt sea near W. Coast Afr. Bound for BordeauxWhile attending ship's dutiesReport of Casualty
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
17 May 1919Maine · steamer215581AT SEAOTHER CAUSESLat 48-10' N Long 21-47 WNo Visible Causes except defective material in ConstructionReport of Casualty
10 Nov 1918WILLIAM H. MURPHY · S/S204277FOREIGNOTHER CAUSESPort of Spain, Trinidad.FireWreck Report
29 Aug 1918MYLU · gas yacht215665ATLANTICOTHER CAUSESTampa Bay near St. Petersburg, Fla.Fumigating to kill mosquitoes.Report of Casualty
6 Dec 1918 – 16 Jan 1919RESOLUTE · Sch.111392AT SEAOTHER CAUSES----- AT SEA-----Report of Casualty
17 May 1919Wau Kon · tug
Needs review
126115LAKESTOTAL LOSSOTHER CAUSESTonawanda, NY Niagara RiverDo'nt KuowReport of Casualty
5 Mar 1919ESTHER · Schooner
Needs review
95504PACIFICOTHER CAUSESAt anchor in San Francisco CalUnknown probably cigaretteReport of Casualty
8 Apr 1919Edith · steamer213472AT SEAOTHER CAUSESSouth of Cuba.UnknownReport of Casualty
12 Mar 1919LAKE BEACON · S/S216999FOREIGNOTHER CAUSESDubrocq Wharf, Matanzas, CubaHigh wind and seaReport of Casualty
2 Nov 1918Forster · Steamer—OTHER CAUSESAT SEALat 40° 23' N or Long 136° 50' WHeavy weatherReport of Casualty
n.d.NORTHLAND · four mast Schooner203616OTHER CAUSESOn Passage .Leaking. Bad Weather . OTHER CAUSESBad Weather.Report of Casualty
10 Nov 1918STEVE QUINN NO. 1 · Ga. s.216391RIVERSTOTAL LOSSOTHER CAUSESMedford I., Middle Riv. (San Joaquin) Cal.Back fire from engine, igniting oil in bilgeReport of Casualty
25 Apr 1919CRICKET · Am.St.s.211044AT SEAOTHER CAUSESOff Cape Hatteras.Heavy sea washed part of deckload off.Report of Casualty