Histoire
This passenger/freight vessel was built in 1898 by Wm. Cramp and Sons Shipbuilding Co. in Philadelphia, PA.
Notes historiques
On June 29, 1911 this vessel carried the survivors of the wreck of the passenger vessel Spokane after this vessel struck a rock in Seymour Narrows. On August 26, 1914 the Admiral Sampson outbound from Seattle WA to Alaska was hit by the Princess Victoria in fog near Point No Point WA (Puget Sound). The Admiral Sampson sank within five minutes with the loss of 16 persons including Captain F.S. Moore and Chief Engineer Allen J. Noon.
Propriétaires et capitaines
In 1898-1909 she was owned by the American Mail Steamship Co.
In 1898 she carried bananas for the United Fruit Co.
In 1909-1914 she was owned by Pacific Alaska Steamship Co. Ltd.
Capitaines
Captain Zimroe S. Moore (1911);
Références
- Taylor, G.W. (1986)
- San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco CA) Saturday July 1, 1911 page 1
- Victoria Daily Times (Victoria BC) Wednesday August 26, 1914 page 1
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1915)
