SS Selja
Cargo Steamer · Norway · Lost 1910 · San Francisco & the Northern California Coast
A Norwegian trans-Pacific cargo steamer sank after colliding with another steamer in fog off Point Reyes in 1910.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Built in 1907 in England for Norwegian owner Wilh. Jebsen, the Selja carried lumber, flour, and general cargo between the Pacific Northwest and East Asia. On November 22, 1910, she collided with the steamer Beaver in fog off Point Reyes and sank. The wreck lay unlocated for over a century until NOAA researchers confirmed her identity during a 2014 sonar survey of the Gulf of the Farallones.
Vessel
- 1907
- W. Gray & Co.
- West Hartlepool, England
- Steel
- 380 ft
- 49.1 ft
- 4459
- Steam, triple-expansion, single screw
- Wilh. Jebsen, chartered by Portland & Asiatic Steamship Company
Loss
- November 22, 1910
- Collision
- Off Point Reyes, near the Golden Gate, California
- Pacific Ocean, Gulf of the Farallones
- Portland, Oregon
- Flour and lumber (typical cargo for the route)
- Not established
- Not established
- Captain Lie
The Wreck Today
- Not established
- Steel hull remains on the seafloor, documented by NOAA sonar survey.
- Not established
- 2014
- Within Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
Position
- 37.99° N 123.02° W
- General area only
- Point Reyes, California
General area only: coordinate of Point Reyes from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, marking the named place of loss recorded for this vessel, not a surveyed wreck position.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (80/100)
Exact coordinates and full casualty details were not established in the sources reviewed.
NOAA Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
Build specifications, cargo trade, collision, and loss details.
NOAA/ScienceDaily rediscovery announcement, 2014
Confirmation of the 2014 sonar rediscovery.
coordinate of the named place of loss
