A guide to the C. D. Bryant (bark) logbook, 1903
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A Guide to the C. D. Bryant (bark) logbook
HDC0186
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service2013, National Park Service
Title: C. D. Bryant (bark) logbook
Date: 1903
Identifier/Call Number: HDC0186 (SAFR 16469)
Physical Description:
1 item.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: C. D. Bryant (bark) logbook (HDC 186, SAFR 16469) is a photocopy of a ship's log. The C.D. BRYANT carried coal between Seattle,
Hawaii and San Francisco. Mate H.L. Nelson records nautical observations, course, winds, weather and there are many entries
about the daily activities of the crew while at Lahaina, Hawaii. The last four pages contain sketches of vessels. This item
is available for reference use without restriction.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
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This collection was transferred from Golden Gate National Recreation Area to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
Historical or Biographical Note
The C.D. BRYANT was a wooden bark built in 1878 in Searsport, Maine, in the style known as a Down Easter. The bark was built
by Josiah Dutch, and had a capacity of 929 tons. After launching, the C.D. BRYANT sailed immediately for the west coast,
from where it traded for many years. The C.D. BRYANT was based out of San Francisco. It was sold to E.E. Kentfield of San
Francisco in 1886; and to Captain Alex Woodside in 1916.
The ship was accidentally set on fire in Honolulu in July 1901 by crew members who broke into the whiskey stores; and was
only saved from being a total loss by assistance from the tug FEARLESS and the Honolulu fire department.
The last recorded voyage of the C.D. BRYANT began in January, 1920, from San Francisco to Suva. From there, the ship went
to Newcastle, Australia, and carried coal to Iquique. On October 7, 1920, she pulled into Callao "leaking badly." The last
intelligence on the ship was that she was laid up at Port of Spain, in 1922.
C. D. Bryant (bark) logbook (HDC 186, SAFR 16469) is a photocopy of a ship's log. The C.D. BRYANT carried coal between Seattle,
Hawaii and San Francisco. Mate H.L. Nelson records nautical observations, course, winds, weather and there are many entries
about the daily activities of the crew while at Lahaina, Hawaii. The last four pages contain sketches of vessels. This item
is available for reference use without restriction.
This is a collection of a single item.