Steamers DISPATCH, STARR and MARIPOSA, Fitz Hugh Sound, British Columbia, October 8, 1915

Caption on image: Str's. Dispatch - Starr - Mariposa, Oct. 8, 1915. PH Coll 247.495 Owned by the Alaska Steamship Company, the MARIPOSA sustained damage on a rock ledge at the upper end of Fitzhugh Sound. She was refloated by the Esquimalt salvage steamer SALVOR, towed south and drydocked at th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thwaites, John E. (John Edward), 1863-1940
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Manuscripts, Special Collections, University Archives Division
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1915
Subjects:
Dispatch (Steamship)
Starr (Ship)
Mariposa (Ship)
Lifeboats > British Columbia
Ship accidents > British Columbia
Fitz Hugh Sound (B.C.)
Alaska Steamship Co. > People > British Columbia
Alaska Steamship Co. > Equipment & supplies > British Columbia
Shipwreck victims > British Columbia > Fitz Hugh Sound
Canada
British Columbia
Ketchikan
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/thwaites/id/154
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Summary:Caption on image: Str's. Dispatch - Starr - Mariposa, Oct. 8, 1915. PH Coll 247.495 Owned by the Alaska Steamship Company, the MARIPOSA sustained damage on a rock ledge at the upper end of Fitzhugh Sound. She was refloated by the Esquimalt salvage steamer SALVOR, towed south and drydocked at the Seattle Construction and Drydock Co. on November 15. The passengers were rescued within two hours and landed at Ketchikan.

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