WebNEENAH (1938) The 550 ton wooden scow Neenah capsized and sank south of Lituya Bay at 6:00 a.m. Monday May 23, 1938. The Neenah had departed Hoonah May 22, 1938 under tow, bound for Controller Bay with no one aboard. The cargo of 85 tons was said to be a floating cannery and equipment worth $15,000. Webshipwreck. Laid down in early 1919 at the American International Shipbuilding or 'Hog Island" Shipyard in Philadelphia as Hull 1530, the SS Coldbrook was christened and …
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Web27 aug. 2024 · October 24, 1918 was the worst transportation accident in Alaska History. That is the day the Princess Sophia piled up on Vanderbilt Reef and within 40 hours all of the more than 343 persons on board were lost. The Spanish Flu may have played a part in some way in this and many other disasters that happened during the peak periods of the … WebMiddleton Island AFS was a continental defence radar station constructed to provide the United States Air Force early warning of an attack by the Soviet Union on Alaska. The station was constructed on Middleton Island, an isolated island about 31⁄2 miles long and 1/2 mile wide in the Gulf of Alaska. faytak farms
Alaska Shipwrecks (N) – Alaska Shipwrecks
WebINTREPID (1970) The tug Intrepid rolled over and sank in a gale February 19, 1970 in the Gulf of Alaska 60 miles south of Yakutat. Three of the eight crewmembers on board were lost including captain Gene Allen (59), Edward Thomas (47) and John Orville Pederson (41), all from Seattle, Washington. Web20 okt. 2016 · Cameron Eckert USS Coldbrook, Middleton Island, Alaska. The USS Coldbrook, a 5,104 ton 390 foot diesel-powered steel-hulled cargo steam ship, was … WebAccidental in fall to interior and southcoastal Alaska (Galena, found dead 19 April 1986 but likely died the previous fall, specimen ;Osborne and Osborne 1987;Middleton Island, 28 … fay tissues kenya