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Vessel
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Drumburton

  
Name (former)
Official Number
 84131
Propulsion
 Sail
Nationality
 UK
Masts
 4
Age
 23
Decks
 2
Value
Type
 Ship
Call Sign
 WKVP
Use
 Commercial
Home Port
 British Columbia, Victoria
Tonnage (gross)
 1891
Built When
 1881
Tonnage (net)
 1773
Built Where
 Scotland, Pt. Glasgow
Tonnage
Built by
 Russell and Co.
Displacement
  
Hull Material
 Iron
Length (ft)
 266.7
Cargo
 Ballast
Beam
 40.2
Owner
 John Barneson
Depth of Hold
 23.9
 
CASUALTY
   
Latitude
37°35N
Longitude
122°31W
WHERE
Golden Gate, Point San Pedro
STATE
CA
YEAR
1904
LAST PORT
CA, San Francisco
MONTH
09
DESTINATION
Puget Sound
DAY
03
People on Board
TIME
FATALITIES
CAUSE
Navigation
NATURE OF CASUALTY

On September 3, the Drumburton left San Francisco in ballast bound for Puget Sound to load cargo for Valparaiso. When she had passed out of the Golden Gate the fog closed in and a treacherous sea carried the ship on the sharp rocks of Point San Pedro, 10 miles south. The bottom was punctured in several places and the ship settled quickly into a saddle of rocks from which nothing but the storms of winter will ever dislodge her. All that may be saved are the sails, rigging, and other probable equipment. Marine Engineering, November 1904

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