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<span style="color:#0066cc">''' ''Quest''</span> (#) (1922-1950)''', 43-gross-ton gas screw vessel that foundered on the rocks at Isla San Martin on November 22, 1950. [MVUS 1951] | <span style="color:#0066cc">''' ''Quest''</span> (#) (1922-1950)''', 43-gross-ton gas screw vessel that foundered on the rocks at Isla San Martin on November 22, 1950. [MVUS 1951] | ||
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=====<span style="color:#006400">In the News~</span>===== | |||
'''July 29, 1928 [LAT]:''' “Joseph Henry Patrick, whop passes much of his time at Avalon, has been entertaining his sister, Dr. Marcia A. Patrick at the St. Catherine and with a group of friends cruised to the Isthmus on board the yacht ''Quest.''.” | |||
'''August 13, 1929 [Long Beach Sun]:''' “Thrills Mark Canoe Voyage of Girls from Catalina. Having paddled across the San Pedro channel from Catalina Island in a canoe, a feat which it is declared has not been performed since the Indian era, ten Southern California girls ranging from 15 to 21 years of age, celebrated the accomplishment by downing a hefty beefsteak yesterday morning aboard William Wrigley, Jr.'s yacht, ''Quest.'' The girls, including two from Long Beach, left the exclusive Camp Toyon on Catalina Island at 3:05 a.m. and reached the California Yacht Club, Wilmington, at approximately 10:05 a.m. yesterday. Rough water, which required bailing of the big was canoe twenty times in the twenty-eight miles, cut down speed to four miles an hour...” | |||
'''May 31, 1929 [News Pilot]:''' “Yacht ''Quest'' rescues five in outboard. Two semi-conscious when taken aboard Wrigley's private vessel. The same heavy weather which caused the ''Ameco'' tragedy off Santa Monica was cheated of an additional five victims at 3 p.m. yesterday when William Wrigley, Jr.'s yacht, ''Quest'', rescued the occupants of a small boat which sank 14 miles off this port. This was revealed today on return from Catalina Island of the ''Quest'' when Captain Clyde Van Marter told the story...Hardly had the ficve been lifted aboard the Wrigley yacht when their boat sank.” | |||
Revision as of 01:46, 23 April 2024
Quest (#) (1922-1950), 43-gross-ton gas screw vessel that foundered on the rocks at Isla San Martin on November 22, 1950. [MVUS 1951]
In the News~
July 29, 1928 [LAT]: “Joseph Henry Patrick, whop passes much of his time at Avalon, has been entertaining his sister, Dr. Marcia A. Patrick at the St. Catherine and with a group of friends cruised to the Isthmus on board the yacht Quest..”
August 13, 1929 [Long Beach Sun]: “Thrills Mark Canoe Voyage of Girls from Catalina. Having paddled across the San Pedro channel from Catalina Island in a canoe, a feat which it is declared has not been performed since the Indian era, ten Southern California girls ranging from 15 to 21 years of age, celebrated the accomplishment by downing a hefty beefsteak yesterday morning aboard William Wrigley, Jr.'s yacht, Quest. The girls, including two from Long Beach, left the exclusive Camp Toyon on Catalina Island at 3:05 a.m. and reached the California Yacht Club, Wilmington, at approximately 10:05 a.m. yesterday. Rough water, which required bailing of the big was canoe twenty times in the twenty-eight miles, cut down speed to four miles an hour...”
May 31, 1929 [News Pilot]: “Yacht Quest rescues five in outboard. Two semi-conscious when taken aboard Wrigley's private vessel. The same heavy weather which caused the Ameco tragedy off Santa Monica was cheated of an additional five victims at 3 p.m. yesterday when William Wrigley, Jr.'s yacht, Quest, rescued the occupants of a small boat which sank 14 miles off this port. This was revealed today on return from Catalina Island of the Quest when Captain Clyde Van Marter told the story...Hardly had the ficve been lifted aboard the Wrigley yacht when their boat sank.”
