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The July 1922 issue of the Pacific Marine Review used the Alaska as an example of how much all ships could benefit from having radio compass equipment: “For two hours prior to the grounding of the Alaska its radio operator had been trying to obtain radio bearings by transmitting to the radio compass station on shore, at Eureka, California, but had been unable to get in communication with that station. The failure to obtain radio bearings was due in part to the fact that a large number of ships were endeavoring to obtain radio bearings at the same time.”

Ship Name: Alaska

Year Built: 1889

Tonnage: 3709

Ship Type: Steel-Hulled Screw Propeller Steamship 

Nationality: United States of America 

Year Wrecked: 1921

Location Wrecked: Blunts Reef California

Reason for Wreck: Struck Reef in Fog 

Lives Lost: Estimated 42

Sources: 

https://books.google.com/books?id=ZMLjs3Z7Fr8C&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=Alaska+shipwreck+1921+POrtland&source=gbs_navlinks_s

https://books.google.com/books?id=9nw9AQAAMAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=Alaska+portland+to+seattle+shipwreck+1921&source=gbs_navlinks_s

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