National Marine Sanctuaries |
Channel Islands National Marine SanctuaryShipwreck
Database
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Vessel
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Graywood |
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Name
(former)
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Harold Dollar |
Official
Number
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201271 |
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Propulsion
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Steam |
Nationality
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US |
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Masts
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2 |
Age
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11 |
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Decks
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1 |
Value
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Type
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Steam Schooner |
Call
Sign
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KTHD |
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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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915 |
Built
When
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1904 |
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Tonnage
(net)
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607 |
Built
Where
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Fairhaven, CA |
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Tonnage
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Built
by
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Hans Bendixsen | |
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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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195.0 |
Cargo
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Beam
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39.2 |
Owner
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Beadle Bros - Graywood Steamship Co |
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Depth
of Hold
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16.2 | ||
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Latitude
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48°24N
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Longitude
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124°39W
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WHERE
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Strait
of Juan de Fuca, 3 miles inside
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STATE
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WA
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YEAR
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1915
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LAST
PORT
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CA,
San Francisco
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MONTH
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10
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DESTINATION
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British
Columbia, Vancouver
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DAY
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3
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People
on Board
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TIME
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FATALITIES
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0
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CAUSE
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Heavy
Seas
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| NATURE OF CASUALTY | |
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The 915-ton wooden steam schooner Graywood, owned by Beadle Bros. Co. of San Francisco and built by Hans D. Bendixsen at Fairhaven, California in 1904 as the Harold Dollar, was overwhelmed by heavy seas early in October while en route from San Francisco for Vancouver, B. C. The Matson Line steamship Hilonian sighted the waterlogged steam schooner 50 miles south of Cape Flattery, and during a lull in the storm succeeded in getting a line to her. After removing Capt. F. M. Johnson and the crew of the Graywood, Capt. A. L. Soule of the Hilonian attempted to tow the vessel to Port Angeles, succeeding in getting her three miles inside the Strait of Juan de Fuca, when the hawser broke. The Hilonian stood by until the morning of October 3, but the Graywood had foundered during the night. Newell |
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