National Marine Sanctuaries |
Channel Islands National Marine SanctuaryShipwreck
Database
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Vessel
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Otago |
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Name
(former)
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Official
Number
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19315 | |
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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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24 |
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Decks
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2 |
Value
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10,000 |
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Type
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Bark |
Call
Sign
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JHQR |
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Use
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Commercial |
Home
Port
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WA, Port Townsend |
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Tonnage
(gross)
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895.13 |
Built
When
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1864 |
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Tonnage
(net)
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870.13 |
Built
Where
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ME, Rockland |
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Tonnage
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Built
by
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Displacement
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Hull
Material
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Wood | |
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Length
(ft)
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160.0 |
Cargo
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Coal |
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Beam
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34.0 |
Owner
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William Renton |
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Depth
of Hold
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21.5 | ||
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Latitude
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38°02N
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Longitude
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123°01W
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WHERE
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Point
Reyes, 4 miles north
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STATE
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CA
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YEAR
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1888
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LAST
PORT
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WA,
Seattle
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MONTH
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07
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DESTINATION
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CA,
San Francisco
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DAY
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07
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People
on Board
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14
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TIME
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0400
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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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Went ashore in thick fog. When breakers were heard, hove the wheel up but too late to save the ship. Ship went on shore at 4 a.m., at 6 a.m. all hands left the ship in the ship's boats landed in Drakes Bay could get no assistance proceeded to Frisco (San Francisco) and got there. Wreck Report The American bark Otago, 870 tons, from Seattle for San Francisco in command of Capt. W. M. Collins, with a crew of fourteen, went ashore during a thick fog four miles north of Point Reyes at 4:00 a.m., July 28th. The crew abandoned her two hours later and land in Drake's Bay, going from there to San Francisco. The vessel proved a total loss. Wright |
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