Geschichte
This freighter was built in 1888 by John Blumer & Co. in Sunderland.
Historische Notizen
On January 12, 1910 this vessel , outbound for San Francisco CA, was stranded at Coos Bay OR USA (on north end of the jetty) with the loss of 23 of the 24 crew members. Only Harry Kensall was saved. A huge wave struck the vessel as this vessel crossed the bar wrecking the bridge. This vessel had struck first on the south spit losing her propeller.
Eigentümer & Kapitäne
In 1888 she was owned by the Steam Ship G.W. Jones Ltd., London UK.
In 1910 she was owned by the South Pacific Railway Co., San Francisco CA USA.
Kapitäne
Captain Charles J. Dugan (1910);
Referenzen
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1910)
- Don Marshall (1984) Oregon Shipwrecks
