HURL Artifact No. |
SBB-28 |
*Denotes approximations and speculations |
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Name: |
William Carson |
Lost: |
December 27, 1899 |
Artifact Type: |
Sailing Ship |
Found: |
~2003 by Technical Divers (HURL Survey August 13, 2013) |
Nationality: |
USA |
Dive No: |
PV-821 |
Class or Make: |
Barkentine |
Location: |
Kewalo |
Model: |
4-mast |
Depth (m): |
82m |
Purpose: |
Transporting Coal, Lumber, & Sugar |
HURL crew: |
M. Cremer, S. Rowley, M. Ross |
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Serial Number: |
81647 |
Additional Dives: |
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Built/Launched: |
Hans Bendixsen Shipyard, Farhaven, CA June 3, 1899 |
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Length: |
195' |
Width: |
40' |
Height: |
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Circumstance of Loss: |
Sank |
Crew Personnel/Position: |
Captain and 12 Crewmen |
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Reason of Loss: |
Collision |
Crew Survivals/Fatalities: |
All rescued and survived |
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Artifact History: |
Sometime around 2003 this wreck site was found by divers using rebreathers. It was visited by the Pisces V in 2013 in conjunction with technical divers from the Bishop Museum who were surveying fish habitats along the 100m contour along Oahu's south shore. The submersible located the site and sent up a marker for the divers to follow, but did not really survey the location, only parked just off the downslope (bow end) side of the wreck while the divers surveyed the habitat. Later HURL conducted a historical study of the site largely based on images and interviews with various technical divers. For more on the results and theories regarding this site see "The Kewalo Coal Ship". |
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Artifact Condition: |
The ship has largely dilapidated to rubble. Large amounts of coal can be seen throughout much of the site. On the downslope end there are numerous components that would indicate it as being the bow including a capstan, and anchor chain hawse. |
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Additional Information: |
A large anchor was found upslope 650' to the east of this wreck. |