National Marine Sanctuaries

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Shipwreck Database

Vessel
*Not A Total Loss

Flavel

  
Name (former)
Official Number
 214907
Propulsion
 Steam
Nationality
 US
Masts
 3
Age
 6
Decks
 1
Value
 125,000
Type
 Steam Schooner
Call Sign
 LGVH
Use
 Commercial
Home Port
 CA, San Francisco
Tonnage (gross)
 967
Built When
 1917
Tonnage (net)
 544
Built Where
 CA, Fairhaven
Tonnage
Built by
 McDade
Displacement
  
Hull Material
 Wood
Length (ft)
 209.8
Cargo
 Lumber
Beam
 42.0
Owner
 Hammond Lumber Co
Depth of Hold
 14.1
 
CASUALTY
   
Latitude
36°34N
Longitude
121°58W
WHERE
Cypress Point, Carmel
STATE
CA
YEAR
1923
LAST PORT
WA, Grays Harbor
MONTH
12
DESTINATION
CA, San Pedro
DAY
14
People on Board
22
TIME
0012
FATALITIES
0
CAUSE
Navigation
NATURE OF CASUALTY

The vessel ran into the rocks off Point Cypress, just after midnight. After discovering that the hull had been opened up, the Capt. ordered three a distress signals be sounded from the ship's whistle. At 0230, the Capt. ordered the crew to abandon the vessel. At 0330, the Capt., and two remaining crewmen left the vessel. The abalone fishing vessel Normandie, picked up all the survivors.