Historia
This passenger/freight vessel was built in 1883 by Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. in Port Glasgow, Scotland.
Notas históricas
On January 7, 1913 this oil tanker overran the channel and grounded bow-on in the surf of Peacock Spit at the north entrance of the Columbia River. This vessel broke in two and 32 of the crew (including the Captain) were swept away and only three were saved. Her fatal stranding was her third wreck within a year. "On March 12, 1912 this vessel became unmanageable in a gale and was tossed broadside onto the rocks at Gaviota (Alcatraz Landing) 20 miles north of Santa Barbara. The carpenter and quartermaster were washed overboard and drowned during efforts to launch the boats. The vessel was listed as a total loss, having a 25-foot hole in her hull and being firmly impaled on the rocks, but this vessel was refloated and repaired at heavy cost, only to catch fire five months later while loading at Gaviota (Alcatraz Landing). This vessel had only recently returned to service following a complete rebuilding. Gordon Newell, "Maritime Events of 1913," H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest., p.228"
Propietarios y capitanes
In 1883-1896 she was owned by Donald Currie & Co., London UK.
In 1896 she was owned by Castle Mail Packets Co., London UK.
In 1897 she was owned by Sir William Pearce, London UK.
In 1897 she was owned by Scottish American Steamship Co., London UK.
In 1898-1900 she was owned by the United States Quartermaster Department for the United States Army.
In 1900-1903 she was owned by the northern Pacific Co., Tacoma WA USA.
In 1903-1905 she was owned by Matson Navigation Co. (Matson Line), San Francisco CA USA.
In 1905-1911 she was owned by Associated Oil Co., San Francisco CA USA.
In 1911 she was owned by the Associated Transportation Co., San Francisco CA USA.
Capitanes
Captain Lucien F. Johnson (1913);
Reconstrucciones
In 1902 she was rebeuilt as a tanker.
Referencias
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1906)
- Maritime Events of 1913," H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest., p.228
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1908)
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1910)
- Gibbs, Jim (1986) Peril At Sea
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd. Atglen PA USA
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1913)
- www.clydeships.co.uk ↗ (website viewed 10/01/2023)
