A guide to the Montara (freighter) rough logbook, 1905
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A Guide to the Montara (freighter) rough logbook
HDC0188
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service2013, National Park Service
Title: Montara (freighter) rough logbook
Date: 1905
Identifier/Call Number: HDC0188 (SAFR 16471)
Creator:
Unknown
Physical Description:
1 item.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: Montara (freighter) rough logbook (HDC 188, SAFR 16471) documents two voyages between San Francisco and the Soviet Union.
The master was Captain Thomas "Foghorn" Reilly and they were carrying arms, ammunition, food and fur for the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company. The item is available for use without restriction.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
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Number], HDC0188 (SAFR 16471), Montara (freighter) rough logbook, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
SAFR-00001
This collection was transferred from Golden Gate National Recreation Area to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
Historical or Biographical Note
This finding aid does not have an agency history, biography, or historical note.
Montara (freighter) rough logbook (HDC 188, SAFR 16471) documents two voyages between San Francisco and the Soviet Union.
The master was Captain Thomas "Foghorn" Reilly and they were carrying arms, ammunition, food and fur for the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company. The item is available for use without restriction.
On August 16, 1905, during the second voyage, an incident is described that occurred while in harbor at Bering Island. Two
Japanese Man-of-War came and took charge of town and the MONTANA was ordered to go to Yokosuke.There, the Master and first
officer received orders that the vessel was to go to Yokohama. However, they stayed for a trial.
Glued inside the front cover is a news article titled "Captain Thomas Reilly Enters His Last Port," that documents his career.
With the exception of the above noted entry, the log contains weather, watches and compass readings.
This is a collection of a single item.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905
Sea poetry
Blockade
Reilly, Thomas
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Logbook