National Marine Sanctuaries |
Channel Islands National Marine SanctuaryShipwreck
Database
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Vessel
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J. M. Colman |
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Name
(former)
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Official
Number
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76717 | |
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Propulsion
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Sail |
Nationality
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US |
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Masts
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3 |
Age
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17 |
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Decks
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1 |
Value
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18,000 |
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Type
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Schooner - Lumber |
Call
Sign
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KFDJ |
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Use
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Commercial |
Home
Port
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CA, San Francisco |
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Tonnage
(gross)
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463 |
Built
When
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1888 |
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Tonnage
(net)
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389 |
Built
Where
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WA, Port Blakely |
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Tonnage
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398 underdk |
Built
by
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Hall Bros |
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Displacement
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Hull
Material
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Wood - Douglas Fir | |
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Length
(ft)
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157.0 |
Cargo
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Lumber |
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Beam
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37.1 |
Owner
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Pacific Shipping Co. |
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Depth
of Hold
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11.3 | ||
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Latitude
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34°01N
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Longitude
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120°27W
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WHERE
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San
Miguel Island, Point Bennett
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STATE
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CA
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YEAR
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1905
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LAST
PORT
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WA,
Everett
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MONTH
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09
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DESTINATION
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CA,
San Diego
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DAY
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04
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People
on Board
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10
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TIME
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2145
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FATALITIES
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0
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CAUSE
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Navigation
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| NATURE OF CASUALTY | ||
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Weather conditions; foggy, 6 mph wind,dark night with current. Master was below, as soon as called tried to jibe, but struck reef. When struck reef lost the rudder, that left vessel helpless - dropped first port anchor then the starboard one and laid helpless. Wreck Report Enroute from Everett, Washington, to San Pedro, J M Colman went ashore "on the southwest point of San Miguel Island" [Point Bennett], on September 4, 1905. The wreck involved thirty-six hours of dead reckoning in dense fog before stranding. "After striking, the Coleman [sic] ground and pounded her way over the first reef, sinking down into deeper water between where she first struck and another reef, further inshore" (Los Angeles Times). Under normal conditions at Point Bennett, this description indicates that the vessel struck on the northwesterly side of Point Bennett, where the surf would energetically shove the vessel further toward the shore. Lines of east-west trending reefs, which are extensions of the tilted sedimentary sandstone formations seen on the island, proliferate off this shore of the island. Morris & Lima |
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