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This passenger/freight vessel was built in 1882 by W. Cramp & Sons S. & E. Company in Philadelphia, PA.
Historical Notes
This vessel was originally on the Red D Line's route between New York, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. On Octrober 23, 1906 this vessel went ashore ten miles east of Cape Beale near Pachena Point carrying 164 passengers and crew under Captain O.M. Johnson, with 126 lives lost. Many of the survivors were rescued by lineman Dave Logan at Clo-oose BC Canada.
Owners & Masters
In 1882 she was owned by the Pacific Packing & Navigation Co. who took her over from the Pacific Steam Whaling Co.
In 1902 she was owned by J.D. Farrell, President of the Pacific Coast Co. for operation by the Pacific Coast Steamship Co.
Masters
Captain O.J. Humphrey (1898); Captain O.M. Johnson (1906)
References
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993)
- McDonald, Lucile (1984)
- Nicholson, George (1965)
- The H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest
- List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document)
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1906)
