The wreck of the San Francisco : disaster and aftermath in the great hurricane of December 1853 / John Stewart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stewart, John, 1952 March 5- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

San Francisco (Steamship).

Shipwrecks--North Atlantic Ocean.

Shipwrecks.

Voyages to the Pacific coast.

Steamboat disasters--United States--History--19th century.

Steamboat disasters.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2018]

Summary:

"On December 22, 1853, the San Francisco left New York, chartered by the U.S. Government to transport the Third Artillery. Two days out, the ship ran into one of the great hurricanes of maritime history. A few days later, cholera broke out. After two weeks, survivors were rescued by three ships but barely made it back"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

General orders no. 2

Picking the right ship

The U.S.S. San Francisco

Will she ever sail?

Trial runs

Departure day minus one

Ship's log

Thursday, December 22, 1853

Friday, December 23

Saturday, December 24

Sunday, December 25

Monday, December 26

Tuesday, December 27

Wednesday, December 28

Thursday, December 29

Friday, December 30

Saturday, December 31

Sunday, January 1, 1854

Monday, January 2

Tuesday, January 3

Wednesday, January 4

Thursday, January 5

Friday, January 6

Saturday, January 7

Sunday, January 8

Monday, January 9

Tuesday, January 10

Wednesday, January 11

Thursday, January 12

Friday, January 13

Saturday, January 14

Safe

The voyage of the Antarctic

The inquiry

The Falcon and the trial of Major Wyse.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-3263-4