SS Admiral Sampson
Steamship · United States · Lost 1914 · Puget Sound & Discovery Bay
A proud Admiral Line liner bound for Alaska was sliced in two by a Canadian liner in fog off Point No Point in 1914, taking her captain and fourteen others down with her.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
SS Admiral Sampson was built in 1898 by William Cramp & Sons of Philadelphia for service in the American Mail Line's Caribbean routes before transferring to the Pacific Coast for the booming Alaska trade. On the foggy morning of August 26, 1914, she was rammed by the Canadian liner Princess Victoria off Point No Point and cut near the stern. She sank in less than ten minutes with the loss of fifteen of the one hundred sixty people aboard, including Captain Zimro Moore, who stayed on the bridge. The wreck was found in 1991 in about 320 feet of water, upright in two pieces.
Vessel
- 1898
- William Cramp & Sons
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Steel
- 280 ft
- 36 ft
- 2,262 gross tons
- Steam, twin screw
- Admiral Line
Loss
- August 26, 1914
- Collision
- Off Point No Point
- Puget Sound
- Seattle, Washington → Juneau, Alaska
- About 600 tons of general merchandise, including fruit
- 160
- 15
- Zimro Moore
The Wreck Today
- 320 ft
- Hull in two pieces, upright on a silty bottom.
- Not established
- 1991
- Not established
Position
- 47.91° N 122.55° W
- Approximate position
- Hansville, Washington
Archival reported position off Point No Point; approximate.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Well documented (90/100)
Seattle Times archive, Robot to Snag Items from Sunken Ship (1994)
Depth, hull condition, 1991 discovery, 1994 ROV recovery.
Kitsap Daily News, Looking Back: the wreck of the SS Admiral Sampson
Collision details, casualties, loss date.
