USRC Tahoma
Revenue Cutter · United States · Lost 1914 · The Inside Passage & Alaska
A U.S. Revenue Cutter Service ship that struck an uncharted rock off Alaska in 1914 and was lost while under tow.
The Vessel and Her Loss
USRC Tahoma was a steel-hulled steam cutter of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service, assigned to patrol duties in Alaskan waters. In September 1914 she struck an uncharted rock near Mitrofania Island and was seriously damaged. She sank while being towed toward safe harbor. Her crew survived the incident.
Vessel
- 1909
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- Steel
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- Steam, twin screw
- United States Revenue Cutter Service
Loss
- September 20, 1914
- Grounding
- Near Mitrofania Island, Alaska
- Gulf of Alaska
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- Crew survived; all aboard were rescued.
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The Wreck Today
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Position
- 55.88° N 158.82° W
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- Mitrofania Island, Alaska
General area only: coordinate of Mitrofania Island, Alaska 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: Partially documented (60/100)
Exact wreck position and present condition are not established in the sources reviewed.
United States Coast Guard Historian's Office
Loss date, cause, and general location.
USGS Geographic Names Information System — Mitrofania Island
coordinate of the named place of loss
