Captain Frederickson

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A shipmaster who worked the Redwood Coast, North California and Southern Oregon. United States

In 1908 he commanded the Whitesboro a wooden steam schooner.

In 1912, he commanded the Whitesboro a wooden steam schooner.

In 1914, he commanded the Thomasina a British ship

In an article in the Morning Oregonian of Portland, Oregon on November 14, 1914 it states that: ASTORIA HAS HURRICANE SOUTHERLY GALE BLOWS 63 MILES ALL NIGHT DAMAGE SLIGHT. Mast at Wireless Station Snaps antigone Equipment at Municipal Dock is Torn Loose and Drifts. ASTORIA, Or., Nov. 13. (Special.) The southerly gale which struck the section about the mouth of the river … The wind came in gusts that at times attained a hurricane velocity, and vessels that were outside say that a high sea was running. No damage to shipping has been reported and the dam all times, says Captain Frederickson. arrived this morning from Eureka…

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