National Marine Sanctuaries |
Channel Islands National Marine SanctuaryShipwreck
Database
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Vessel
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Charles B. Kenney |
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Name
(former)
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Official
Number
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125691 | |
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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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8 |
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Decks
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2 |
Value
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Type
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Bark |
Call
Sign
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JTDF |
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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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1128.27 |
Built
When
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1878 |
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Tonnage
(net)
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1072.67 |
Built
Where
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ME, Bath |
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Tonnage
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Built
by
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Goss, Sawyer & Packard | |
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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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179.3 |
Cargo
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Lumber |
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Beam
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37.2 |
Owner
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Jacob Jensen |
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Depth
of Hold
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20.8 | ||
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Latitude
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48°23N
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Longitude
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124°44W
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WHERE
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Tatoosh
Island, off
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STATE
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WA
or BC
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YEAR
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1886
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LAST
PORT
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WA,
Port Townsend
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MONTH
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11
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DESTINATION
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Australia
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DAY
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20
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People
on Board
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TIME
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FATALITIES
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CAUSE
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Unknown
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| NATURE OF CASUALTY | |
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Vanished with all hasnds somewhere off Tatoosh Island. A month later, the lighthouse keeper at Cape Beale reported that an abandoned hulk came ashore near the cape. The seas were heavy and the ship broke up that night, the wreckage drifting away. Among the wreckage on the beach was a broken quarter board with the letters" Charles B." Gibbs |
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