Forecastle Card: Articles of Agreement Between Master and Seaman in the Merchant Service of the United States
Entry/Object ID
A0237.5.04
Scope and Content
Forecastle card for the Bark Star of India issued by the Office of the U.S. Shipping Commission for the Port of San Francisco. The document lists Frank Weidemann as Master of the Star of India and bears his signature, dated April 29, 1923. The Alaska Packers Association vessel was bound from San Francisco to Nushagak, Alaska and other ports as required on a voyage not to exceed nine months.
Historic Note: The forecastle card is a required document by the Department of Commerce under section 4519 of the United States Revised Statutes and must be posted by the master of the vessel and be accessible to the crew, often in fo'c'sle. The document is an agreement between the master and seaman aboard a merchant vessel and sets forth the conditions of employment onboard a vessel including wages and allotments, clothing, food provisions, and meal times and names the master of the ship and describes ports of call.
Collection
Euterpe - Star of India Original Documents Collection
