1913 — Jan 7, tanker Rosecrans grounds, mouth of Columbia Riv., Peacock Spit, OR–30-36

–33-36 Blanchard estimated range.
— 36 Berman, Bruce D. Encyclopedia of American Shipwrecks. 1972, p. 222.
— 36 Bureau of Navigation (Commerce). Merchant Vessels of the United States…1913, p.425.
— 33 Marshall, Don. Oregon Shipwrecks. Portland, OR: Binford & Mort Pubs., 1984p. 118.
— 33 Oakland Tribune, CA. “Shipwreck One of Worst Since Janeiro’s Loss…” 8-30-1929, D3
— 33 Racine Journal-News, WI. “33 Believed Lost at Sea.” Jan 7, 1913, p. 2.
— 31 Wickware. The American Year Book: A Record of Events and Progress, 1913, p. 839.
— 30 Grover. The Unforgiving Coast: Maritime Disasters of the Pacific Northwest. 2002, p82.
— 30 U.S. Steamboat-Inspection Service. Annual Report, 1913, p. 13.

Narrative Information

Bureau of Navigation: According to the Bureau of Navigation all 36 on board the steamer Rosecrans died. (Bureau of Navigation, Dept. of Commerce. Merchant Vessels of the United States…1913, p. 425.)

US SIS: “On January 7, 1913, the oil steamer Rosecrans was wrecked on Peacock Spit, at the mouth of the Columbia River, Oreg., resulting in the loss of 30 lives.” (US S-IS, Annual Report 1913, 13)

Wickware: “The steamship Rosecrans is wrecked on Peacock Spit, Oregon, with a loss of 31 lives.” (Wickware. The American Year Book: A Record of Events and Progress, 1913, p. 839.)

Newspaper

Jan 7: “Astoria, Ore., Jan 7 – Powerless before a 50-mile an hour gale, the tank steamer Rosecrans landed on the rocks off this port this morning and by eleven, o’clock had sunk out of sight. But three of her crew of 36 men are believed to have been saved. The oil craft was first noticed as she was being buffeted about by the mad seas. Later she was seen on the rocks, where she rolled for fully an hour before sinking out of sight. Three tugs and the government life saving crew made every effort to reach the ill-fated vessel, but was unable to run close because of the rough water. The three reported saved are said to have clung to a mast.” (Racine Journal-News, WI. “33 Believed Lost at Sea.” Jan 7, 1913, p. 2.)

Sources

Berman, Bruce D. Encyclopedia of American Shipwrecks. Boston: Mariners Press Inc., 1972.

Grover, David H. The Unforgiving Coast: Maritime Disasters of the Pacific Northwest. Corvallis: Oregon State University, 2002.

Marshall, Don. Oregon Shipwrecks. Portland, OR: Binford & Mort Publishing, 1984.

Oakland Tribune, CA. “Shipwreck One of Worst Since Janeiro’s Loss, 1901.” 8-30-1929, D3. At: http://www.newspaperarchive.com/FullPagePdfViewer.aspx?img=105413307

Racine Journal-News, WI. “33 Believed Lost at Sea.” Jan 7, 1913, p. 2. Accessed 4-16-2020 at:
http://www.newspaperarchive.com

United States Bureau of Navigation, Department of Commerce. Forty-Fifth Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States…For the Year Ended June 30, 1913. Wash.: GPO, 1913. Google digitized at: http://books.google.com/books?id=1boYAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false

United States Steamboat-Inspection Service. Annual Report of the Supervising Inspector General, Steamboat-Inspection Service to the Secretary of Commerce for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1913. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1913. 45 pages. Digitized by Google. Accessed at: http://books.google.com/books?id=2rPNAAAAMAAJ

Wickware, Francis G. (Ed.). The American Year Book: A Record of Events and Progress, 1913. New York and London: D. Appleton and Company, 1914. Digitized by Google at: http://books.google.com/books?id=_veMVo9A5-AC&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:LCCN11001626#v=onepage&q=&f=false