物語
This passenger/freight vessel was built in 1882 by W. Cramp & Sons S. & E. Company in Philadelphia, PA.
歴史的注記
On September 5, 1883 this vessel was stranded on Clatsop Spit OR USA after being blinded by smoke from a forest fire. This vessel was salvaged and put back into service.
In 1888 this vessel sank at Port Harford but was salvaged and put back into service.
In 1901 this vessel grounded on rocks in Alaska. On February 27, 1904 this vessel was destroyed by fire off Tillamook Head with the loss of 14 lives.
In 1935 this vessel was reported to have been been broken up in Japan. Between 1916-1932 this vessel was operated by the Admiral LIne in Alaska service with occasional voyages between Seattle and California. This vessel had accomodations for 250 first-class passengers from San Francisco and Port Townsend. On September 16, 1922 this American freighter, owned by the Admiral Line, was stranded in dense fog at Whytecliff Island ledge. Her passengers were rescued by the Union Steamship Venture. The Venture got so close that the passengers and crew of the Queen crossed over on a gangplank. Her cargo of salmon was transferred to the Admiral Rodman later in the day and at high tide this vessel was pulled off the ledge.
所有者と船長
In 1894-1935 she was owned by the Pacific Coast Steamship Co.
In 1922-1927 she was owned by the Admiral Line (Pacific Steamship Co.), Seattle WA.
In 1935, she left Seattle as Queen Maru, with a Japanese crew, bound for a Japanese scrapyard.
船長
Captain Debney (1897)
動力換装
She was repowered with a new engine & boilers in 1897( Union Iron Works in San Francisco CA uSA)
参考文献
- McDonald, Lucile (1984)
- The H. W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest, ed. Gordon Newell
- users.xplornet.com ↗
- Brown, Giles T. (1966) Ships That Sail No More. Univ. Kentucky Press
- The Province (Vancouver BC) Tuesday, September 19, 1922 page 7
- Lloyd's Register Vol. 1 1926-1927
