YORK (1900) The 231 ton 131 foot two masted schooner York was lost in the great storm of 1900 on the beach at Nome between September 12th and September 15th .
Mapping and Location: West central Alaska 64 30 N 165 25 W Chart 16006
Additional Information: Tonnage 231 Gross 193 Net, Length 131, Breadth 34, Depth 7, Built 1900 at Benicia CA, SL KPVG, Registered San Francisco, ON 27675
Sources: 1. Shipwrecks of the Alaskan Shelf and Shore (1992), 2. Merchant Vessels of the U S (1900) Pg 200, 3. Alaska File of the Revenue Cutter Service 1867-1914 “Vessels Lost in the Bering Sea Summer of 1900”
YORKEY (1913) The 7 ton 31 foot gas screw Yorkey foundered at Nome October 9, 1913. The two persons aboard made it to safety.
Mapping and Location: West central Alaska 64 30 N 165 25 W Chart 16006
Additional Information: Tonnage 7 Gross 5 Net, Length 31.2, Breadth 10.4, Depth 3.4, Built 1909 at Nome, Service freight, IHP 4, Registered Nome, ON 206856
Sources: 1. Merchant Vessels of the U S (1914) “Vessels Reported Lost” Pg 430, 2. Merchant Vessels of the U S (1913) Pg 330
ZENITH (1900) The schooner Zenith stranded and was lost on Nome beach September 7, 1900.
Mapping and Location: West central Alaska 64 30 N 165 25 W Chart 16006
Source: The Alaska File of the Revenue Cutter Service 1867-1914 “Vessels Lost in the Bering Sea Summer of 1900”