Emily Reed (ship)

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NameEmily Reed
OwnerYates & Porterfield NY; Hind, Rolph and Co. San Francisco
Port of registryAmerican
BuilderA. R. Reed, Waldoboro, Maine
LaunchedNovember 1880
Completed1880
Maiden voyageNew York To Calcutta
In service1880–1908
IdentificationJVCB (LLoyds Signal Letters)
FateRan aground on February 14, 1908
General characteristics
Type Down Easter [1]
Tonnage1,467  NRT
Length215 ft (66 m)
Beam40 ft 6 in (12.34 m)
Depth24 ft (7.3 m)
CrewO.D. Shelton; Daniel C Nichols; George A Baker; William Kessel

The Emily Reed was a down Easter owned by a company in San Francisco, and well known in both American and Australian ports. [2] She ran aground in February 1908 off the coast of Oregon, with the loss of eight men.

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Career

The Emily Reed was built by A. R. Reed, Waldoboro, Maine, for the San Franciscan firm of Hind, Rolph and Co. [3] She was launched on November 10, 1880; her first captain was O. D. Sheldon, and her first owners Yates and Porterfield of New York. On her first voyage, she transported a load of case oil from New York to Calcutta. [1]

In December 1890 or January 1891, while en route from New York to San Francisco (having departed approximately February 1890), a severe storm at sea caused the rudder head to be twisted clean off. The crew steered the ship by tackle over each quarter, eventually reaching port in Rio de Janeiro for repairs. They arrived in San Francisco 208 days later, on August 31, 1891. [4]

Daniel C. Nichols took command of the Emily Reed in Hong Kong, [5] until in April 1900 she was sold in Tacoma, Washington, to Hind Rolf. [6] [7]

On July 12, 1903, the ship was carrying Tasmanian timber from Hobart to Simonstown, South Africa, when it ran into distress and was forced to stop at Lyttelton. The captain, Baker, had received a serious injury to his left arm, and there was sickness on board. The vessel was quarantined for eight days. Nine crew members were charged with disobeying orders, and the captain was charged by his crew of assault. The men were convicted, but the charges against the captain were dismissed. [8]

Wreck

On February 14, 1908, the ship was heading for Portland, with a cargo of coal from Newcastle, New South Wales, when she ran aground at the mouth of Nehalem River. Captain Kessell's chronometer was faulty, and he didn't realize until it was too late that he was too close to the shore. The time was a little after midnight, and the sea was too rough to attempt to swim to safety. The first mate, the ship's cook, and two more seamen jumped into a lifeboat, and appeared to be lost as soon as they hit the water. The captain therefore ordered the rest of his crew to remain on the ship until daylight. When morning came, it brought low tide, and the survivors managed to get ashore. [9] The ship's cargo of 2,100 tons of coal was washed out to sea without a trace. [10]

It was initially reported, based on the account of the captain, that eleven men were dead. Three days later, however, the lifeboat which had been thought lost was discovered by a sloop at Neah Bay, 200 miles from the wreck. The first mate and two seamen were alive but weak with thirst and hunger, and the ship's cook was dead. [9]

The wreck still lies buried beneath the sands near the city of Rockaway Beach, and is occasionally uncovered by storms. [11]

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