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Robert Graham Dun

VESSEL: Schooner
TYPE: Collision
DATE: March 19, 1903
SIZE:
BUILT:
MASTER:
LOCATION: Hampton Roads, Virginia

SUMMARY:
The schooner Robert Graham Dun was in collision with the schooner Charles Davenport in Hampton Roads.  The Robert Graham Dun sustained damage with its jibboom and cathead being carried away.  The schooner was later towed to Norfolk for repairs.

The Robert Graham Dun was bound for New Haven with a cargo of coal from Baltimore.

REFERENCE:
The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland). March 21, 1903. Page 10.

+ Structured Data
Vessel Name: Robert Graham Dun
Vessel Type: Schooner
Country or Flag:
Wreck Type: Collision
Incident Type: Collision
Incident Date: 1903-03-19
Incident Year: 1903
Incident Month: 3
Incident Day: 19
Location – By Water: Hampton Roads, Virginia
Location – By Land:
Lives Lost: 0 deaths
All Hands: false
Injuries: 0 injured
Photo Exist: false
Weather:
Notes: Collided with the schooner Charles Davenport with the Robert Graham Dun losing its jibboom and cathead.
Total or Recovered: Recovered
Departure Port: Baltimore, Maryland
Destination Port: New Haven, Connecticut
Cargo: Coal