Views of the American freighter "Wildwood" unloading their Russian bound cargo in Tacoma at Commercial Dock. Matthewson Shipping Company. Fear of an Allied blockade had caused the vessel to turn about in mid Pacific. They were shipping 7,000 tons of copper, brass and machinery owned by Amtorg, the Russian trading organization. Representatives of Amtorg were in Tacoma to take over the cargo. (T. Times 4/8/1940, pg.1)

Cargo ships; Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950; Piers & wharves--Tacoma--1940-1950; Commercial Dock (Tacoma);

Views of American freighter "Wildwood" unloading at Commercial Dock. Matthewson Shipping Company. The vessel is unloading $4,500,000 worth of cargo originally consigned for Vladivostok, USSR. The vessel was turned around in the mid Pacific and returned to Tacoma, under the direct orders of F.R. Clark, president of the American Foreign Steamship Co. Clark feared that the vessel would run into the British blockade with her "hot" cargo and that it would be confiscated. This event marked the extension of the European War into the Pacific trade routes. (T. times 4/8/1940, pg. 1)

Cargo ships; Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950; Piers & whaves--Tacoma--1940-1950; Commercial Dock (Tacoma);

Unloading scenes at Commercial Dock. Three workmen using forklift to load metal alloys onto wooden pallets. Matthewson Shipping Company. The shipment, originally bound for Russia, had been unloaded from the American Steamship Co. freighter "Wildwood." The vessel had turned around in the mid Pacific and returned to Tacoma, fearing an Allied blockade. The cargo consisted of copper, brass and machinery. (T. Times 4/8/1940, pg. 1)

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Scenes at Commercial Dock. Interior of warehouse filled with crates and material. Matthewson Shipping Company. The cargo, originally consigned to Vladivostok, USSR, had been unloaded from the American freighter Wildwood. The ship had turned round in mid Pacific, fearing a British blockade. This event marked the extension of the war into the Pacific trade routes. (T. Times 4/8/1940, pg. 1)

Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950; Warehouses--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Scenes at Commercial Dock. Interior of warehouse filled with crates and material. Matthewson Shipping Company. The cargo had been unloaded from the American freighter Wildwood. The vessel had been ordered to turn around in mid Pacific by F.R. Clark, president of the American Foreign Steamship Co., who feared her loss to a British blockade. The cargo consisted of 7,000 tons of copper, brass and machinery owned by the Russian trading organization Amtorg, who had sent representatives to Tacoma to claim it. Amtorg later sued the freighter Wildwood in a $350,000 libel suit. The freighter was placed under the custody of a deputy marshall. The American Foreign Steamship Co. of New York was forced to post a $250,000 bond in order for the marshall to be removed and to permit the loading of five million feet of lumber bound for the East Coast. (T. Times 4/8/1940, pg. 1; 4/13/1940, pg. 6; 4/18/40, pg. 3)

Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950; Warehouses--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Scenes at Commercial Dock. Interior of warehouse filled with crates destined for Russia. Matthewson Shipping Company. The $4,500,000 cargo had been unloaded from the American freighter Wildwood. The ship had turned around in mid Pacific, fearing an Allied blockade. This event marked the extension of the European War into the Pacific trade routes. (T. Times 4/8/1940, pg. 1)

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