The Coast Seaman‘s Journal on May 20th, 1914 published the following: “Why was it that the “Monroe” foundered so quickly after the collision that there was little time to launch the lifeboats? The steamer had six watertight compartments, only one of which was injured in the collision. The damaged compartment was in the forward end of the ship which, nevertheless, sank stern first. Why? The answer will be found in the fact that the “Monroe” was improperly manned and that owing to this the necessary deck work had not been attended to.”
Ship Name: Monroe
Year Built: 1903
Ship Type: Single Screw Steel Hulled Steamship
Nationality: United States of America
Tonnage: 4704
Year Wrecked: 1914
Location Wrecked: Off the Virginia Capes
Reason for Wreck: Collision with the Nantucket
Lives Lost: 41
Sources:
https://newspaperarchive.com/new-york-times-jan-31-1914-p-1/
https://newspaperarchive.com/washington-dc-washington-evening-star-jan-30-1914-p-2/
https://newspaperarchive.com/the-mobile-item-jan-30-1914-p-11/
https://newspaperarchive.com/nelson-colonist-mar-19-1914-p-5/
https://newspaperarchive.com/washington-dc-washington-evening-star-feb-01-1914-p-2/
https://newspaperarchive.com/washington-dc-washington-evening-star-feb-02-1914-p-6/
https://newspaperarchive.com/brainerd-daily-dispatch-feb-02-1914-p-5/
https://newspaperarchive.com/new-york-sun-mar-18-1914-p-8/
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/02/21/100300686.html?pageNumber=3
