National Marine Sanctuaries |
Channel Islands National Marine SanctuaryShipwreck
Database
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Vessel
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CG 256 |
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Name
(former)
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Official
Number
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CG 256 | |
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Propulsion
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Gasoline |
Nationality
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US |
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Masts
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1 |
Age
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8 |
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Decks
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1 |
Value
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Type
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Cutter - Coast Guard Patrol Boat |
Call
Sign
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Use
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Government |
Home
Port
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CA. San Francisco |
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Tonnage
(gross)
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Built
When
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1925 | |
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Tonnage
(net)
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Built
Where
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CA, Alameda | |
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Tonnage
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Built
by
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A.W. DeYoung | |
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Displacement
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37.5 |
Hull
Material
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Wood |
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Length
(ft)
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74' 11" |
Cargo
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None |
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Beam
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13' 7.5" |
Owner
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US Coast Guard |
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Depth
of Hold
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3'9" | ||
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Latitude
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36°37N
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Longitude
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121°56W
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WHERE
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Asilomar,
Spanish Beach
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STATE
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CA
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YEAR
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1933
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LAST
PORT
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CA,
San Francisco
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MONTH
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09
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DESTINATION
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CA,
Monterey
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DAY
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25
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People
on Board
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6
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TIME
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2400
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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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In fog, the vessel came ashore. Ordering the motors "full astern" Captain and crew did all in their power to free the vessel from the rocks. Losing power from the engines, it discovered that the hull was holed, the crew was ordered to abandon the vessel. The CG 262 and the CG McClellan were brought down from San Francisco, to assist in the salvage of her light cannon, rifles, searchlight, and an assortment of instruments. COAST GUARD BOAT WRECKED ON ROCKS MONTEREY, Sept. 26. 26 (AP)-The Coast Guard cutter C. G. 256 went on the rocks of Spanish Beach near Asilomar early today in a fog. Capt. M. E. Nichol and the crew of six landed in a small boat, uninjured save for minor bruises. The boat, seventy-five feet long and one of the old type cutters, had been here on observation duty in connection with the strike of sardine fisherman. Authorities said it may be a total loss. Newspaper Account |
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