SS Norwich City - Revision history

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Norwich City and the Second Narrows Bridge

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	[[Image:Norwich_City_at_the_Burrard_Drydock_Co._for_Repairs_(7346).jpg‎\|300px\|thumb\|left\|<div align="center">''Norwich City'' in for Repairs at the Burrard Drydock Co. Following the Second Narrows Bridge Accident (North Vancouver Museum and Archives 7346)</div>]]		[[Image:Norwich_City_at_the_Burrard_Drydock_Co._for_Repairs_(7346).jpg‎\|300px\|thumb\|left\|<div align="center">''Norwich City'' in for Repairs at the Burrard Drydock Co. Following the Second Narrows Bridge Accident (North Vancouver Museum and Archives 7346)</div>]]
	[[Image:Norwich_City_at_Burrard_Dry_Dock_Co._Following_the_Second_Narrows_Bridge_Accident_(7347).jpg\|300px\|thumb\|<div align="center">''Norwich City'' and Her Cargo of Lumber with Derricks and Funnel Toppled. (North Vancouver Museum and Archives 7347)</div>]]		[[Image:Norwich_City_at_Burrard_Dry_Dock_Co._Following_the_Second_Narrows_Bridge_Accident_(7347).jpg\|300px\|thumb\|<div align="center">''Norwich City'' and Her Cargo of Lumber with Derricks and Funnel Toppled. (North Vancouver Museum and Archives 7347)</div>]]
	The ''Norwich City'' was involved in an accident, striking Vancouver’s Second Narrows Bridge the year prior to her grounding on Gardner Island. In Vancouver, B.C. the bridge across the tidal bore known as Burrard Inlet was completed in 1925 with its companion rail bridge completed in 1926. The name “Second Narrows” derives from the second narrowing of Burrard Inlet. The bridge was low, and the bascule was built near the south shore in shallow water in order to eliminate the cost of constructing two expensive towers for a lift span--against the recommendations of shipping experts. Accidents had plagued the bridge in its first years, [http://vancouverhistory.ca/chronology1928.htm] with major damage caused when the American freighter ''Eurana'' and the tug ''Shamrock'' struck the bridge in 1927, and on 23 April 1928 the ''Norwich City'' struck the Second Narrows bridge and was taken to the Burrard Dry Dock Company, where repairs and repainting were completed. In 1930 accidents continued when the American freighter ''Losmar'' struck the span, and the log carrier ''Pacific Gatherer'' toppled the bridge into Burard ~~Inlest~~ putting it out of commission for four years. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WYQKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fEsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5509,6197143&dq=burrard+norwich-city&hl=en]		The ''Norwich City'' was involved in an accident, striking Vancouver’s Second Narrows Bridge the year prior to her grounding on Gardner Island. In Vancouver, B.C. the bridge across the tidal bore known as Burrard Inlet was completed in 1925 with its companion rail bridge completed in 1926. The name “Second Narrows” derives from the second narrowing of Burrard Inlet. The bridge was low, and the bascule was built near the south shore in shallow water in order to eliminate the cost of constructing two expensive towers for a lift span--against the recommendations of shipping experts. Accidents had plagued the bridge in its first years, [http://vancouverhistory.ca/chronology1928.htm] with major damage caused when the American freighter ''Eurana'' and the tug ''Shamrock'' struck the bridge in 1927, and on 23 April 1928 the ''Norwich City'' struck the Second Narrows bridge and was taken to the Burrard Dry Dock Company, where repairs and repainting were completed. In 1930 accidents continued when the American freighter ''Losmar'' struck the span, and the log carrier ''Pacific Gatherer'' toppled the bridge into Burard Inlet, putting it out of commission for four years. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WYQKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fEsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5509,6197143&dq=burrard+norwich-city&hl=en]

	== ''Norwich City''’s Stranding on Gardner==		== ''Norwich City''’s Stranding on Gardner==

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Links

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	== Links ==		== Links ==
	* Research bulletin: [https://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Bulletins/80_LongFarewell/80_LongFarewellNC.html "The Long Farewell of the ''Norwich City.''"]		* Research bulletin #80: [https://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Bulletins/80_LongFarewell/80_LongFarewellNC.html "The Long Farewell of the ''Norwich City.''"]
	* [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Expeditions/NikuV/gallery/NorwichCity/galleryNC.html Photo gallery] from [[Niku V (2007)]].		* [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Expeditions/NikuV/gallery/NorwichCity/galleryNC.html Photo gallery] from [[Niku V (2007)]].
	* [[Norwich City Survivors' Shelter]].		* [[Norwich City Survivors' Shelter]].

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Links

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	== Links ==		== Links ==
			* Research bulletin: [https://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Bulletins/80_LongFarewell/80_LongFarewellNC.html "The Long Farewell of the ''Norwich City.''"]
	* [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Expeditions/NikuV/gallery/NorwichCity/galleryNC.html Photo gallery] from [[Niku V (2007)]].		* [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Expeditions/NikuV/gallery/NorwichCity/galleryNC.html Photo gallery] from [[Niku V (2007)]].
	* [[Norwich City Survivors' Shelter]].		* [[Norwich City Survivors' Shelter]].

Thomas: /* Links */ picture of Norwich City soon after the wreck on the reef

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Links: picture of Norwich City soon after the wreck on the reef

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	* [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Documents/Norwich_City/NorwichCity5.html#8 Crew List.]		* [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Documents/Norwich_City/NorwichCity5.html#8 Crew List.]
	* [http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/4057093 Tichendorf, Master of the ''Lincoln Ellsworth,'' ''Melbourne Argus,'' "Wreck of the Norwich City," 16 Dec. 1929.]		* [http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/4057093 Tichendorf, Master of the ''Lincoln Ellsworth,'' ''Melbourne Argus,'' "Wreck of the Norwich City," 16 Dec. 1929.]
			* [http://reardonsmithships.co.uk/norwichcity1002.php Picture of SS ''Norwich City'' stranded on Gardner Island reef, from website of Reardon Smith Ships, apparently taken soon after the wreck.]

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Rickerjones: /* Identification of the Norwich City */

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Identification of the Norwich City

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	[[Image:Norwich_City_Lifeboat_1938_(Wigram_AFB_Archives)).jpg\|300px\|thumb\|<div align="center">''Norwich City'' Lifeboat,1938 (Courtesy, Wigram Air Force Base Archives, RNZAF)</div>]]		[[Image:Norwich_City_Lifeboat_1938_(Wigram_AFB_Archives)).jpg\|300px\|thumb\|<div align="center">''Norwich City'' Lifeboat,1938 (Courtesy, Wigram Air Force Base Archives, RNZAF)</div>]]
	'''Dick Evans		'''Dick Evans
	[[Image:Norwich City Port Lifeboat (Courtesy Vancouver City Archives).jpg\|left\|150px\|thumb\|<div align="center">This April 23, 1928 photo of the Norwich City following the Second Narrows Bridge collision offers a view of the port lifeboat. It does not appear to have the name of the mother vessel and port of registry painted on the bow a year before the grounding on Gardner Island. Although not required at the time of the collision for this class of ship, it was common for lifeboats to be so marked. (Courtesy Vancouver City Archives)</div>]]		[[Image:Norwich City Port Lifeboat (Courtesy Vancouver City Archives).jpg\|left\|150px\|thumb\|<div align="center">This April 23, 1928 photo of the Norwich City taken following the Second Narrows Bridge collision offers a view of the port lifeboat. It does not appear to have the name of the mother vessel and port of registry painted on the bow a year before the grounding on Gardner Island. Although not required at the time of the collision for this class of ship, it was common for lifeboats to be so marked. (Courtesy Vancouver City Archives)</div>]]

	'''From Ric		'''From Ric

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SS Trongate

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	SS ''Trongate:'' Built in 1924 by Northumberland Shipbuilding Co., Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 3979 Gross Tons, Official Number 145738, Registered in London, Greater London, England. Sunk 10 April 1942 by an Allied ship.		SS ''Trongate:'' Built in 1924 by Northumberland Shipbuilding Co., Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 3979 Gross Tons, Official Number 145738, Registered in London, Greater London, England. Sunk 10 April 1942 by an Allied ship.

	[http://~~www~~.~~wrecksite.eu~~/~~imgBrowser.aspx?14447 Artis~~ Derek Sarty's rendering of the sunken SS ''Trongate'']		[http://twitpic.com/9lrl3m/full Artist Derek Sarty's rendering of the sunken SS ''Trongate'']

	=== MT ''Lincoln Ellsworth'' ===		=== MT ''Lincoln Ellsworth'' ===

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	SS ''Trongate:'' Built in 1924 by Northumberland Shipbuilding Co., Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 3979 Gross Tons, Official Number 145738, Registered in London, Greater London, England. Sunk 10 April 1942 by an Allied ship.		SS ''Trongate:'' Built in 1924 by Northumberland Shipbuilding Co., Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 3979 Gross Tons, Official Number 145738, Registered in London, Greater London, England. Sunk 10 April 1942 by an Allied ship.

	[http://www.wrecksite.eu/imgBrowser.aspx?14447 ~~Photo~~ of SS ''Trongate'']		[http://www.wrecksite.eu/imgBrowser.aspx?14447 Artis Derek Sarty's rendering of the sunken SS ''Trongate'']

	=== MT ''Lincoln Ellsworth'' ===		=== MT ''Lincoln Ellsworth'' ===

Rickerjones: /* Norwich City’s Stranding on Gardner */

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Norwich City’s Stranding on Gardner

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	[[Image:Norwich_City_in_1938_NZ_Pacific_Aviation_Survey_Photo.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|<div align="center">The New Zealand Pacific Aviation Survey Party Brings Equipment Ashore Past the Bow of the Grounded ''Norwich City'' in 1938. (Courtesy, Wigram Air Force Base Archives, RNZAF)</div>]]		[[Image:Norwich_City_in_1938_NZ_Pacific_Aviation_Survey_Photo.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|<div align="center">The New Zealand Pacific Aviation Survey Party Brings Equipment Ashore Past the Bow of the Grounded ''Norwich City'' in 1938. (Courtesy, Wigram Air Force Base Archives, RNZAF)</div>]]
	By 6:00 a.m. in Apia’s harbor, John Harry Swindell, Master of the SS ''Trongate'', received the harbormaster aboard the ship and was ordered to raise steam, ~~and~~ was summoned to Government House to meet with Administrator Allen. His Excellency, Administrator Allen of Western Samoa gave instructions to proceed to Gardner Island in the Phoenix Group and render assistance to the stranded vessel. With a Government guarantee to cover expenses, the ''Trongate'' was provisioned and a 19 foot whale boat with a six man native crew was brought aboard.		By 6:00 a.m. in Apia’s harbor, John Harry Swindell, Master of the SS ''Trongate'', received the harbormaster aboard the ship and was ordered to raise steam, then was summoned to Government House to meet with Administrator Allen. His Excellency, Administrator Allen of Western Samoa gave instructions to proceed to Gardner Island in the Phoenix Group and render assistance to the stranded vessel. With a Government guarantee to cover expenses, the ''Trongate'' was provisioned and a 19 foot whale boat with a six man native crew was brought aboard.

	On the Gardner reef, the crew members of the ''Norwich City'' were repeatedly swept out to sea, then tumbled through the surf onto the reef, and swept back again for what seemed an eternity. Eleven men drowned or fell victim to the large number of sharks that gathered. One by one, including Captain Hamer, the survivors found their way across the reef to the shore. Four men were trapped under the overturned life boat. Three survived after the bottom was cut out of the boat to free them.		On the Gardner reef, the crew members of the ''Norwich City'' were repeatedly swept out to sea, then tumbled through the surf onto the reef, and swept back again for what seemed an eternity. Eleven men drowned or fell victim to the large number of sharks that gathered. One by one, including Captain Hamer, the survivors found their way across the reef to the shore. Four men were trapped under the overturned life boat. Three survived after the bottom was cut out of the boat to free them.

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Norwich City’s Stranding on Gardner

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	Captain Daniel Hamer had the bridge watch. The order was given to don life jackets and prepare the lifeboats, as he and the officers conducted an assessment of the damage and made soundings around the ship--hoping that daylight would offer the opportunity to “let her off”. Lightning, heavy rain, and high winds, made radio communications difficult for wireless operator Clark. After three hours, contact was made with Apia, Western Samoa. Apia Radio then attempted to contact vessels in the vicinity of Gardner Island but none could be located closer than 850 miles from the ''Norwich City''.		Captain Daniel Hamer had the bridge watch. The order was given to don life jackets and prepare the lifeboats, as he and the officers conducted an assessment of the damage and made soundings around the ship--hoping that daylight would offer the opportunity to “let her off”. Lightning, heavy rain, and high winds, made radio communications difficult for wireless operator Clark. After three hours, contact was made with Apia, Western Samoa. Apia Radio then attempted to contact vessels in the vicinity of Gardner Island but none could be located closer than 850 miles from the ''Norwich City''.

	At 4:00 a.m. smoke was seen coming from the engine room. The wireless operator continued at his post long enough to report the fire to Apia. Hamer’s later testimony[http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Norwich_City/NorwichCity3.html] painted a dramatic picture:“''Fanned by the strong wind it wasn’t long before the vessel presented an alarming spectacle. Minor explosions were occurring at frequent intervals while the crew were engaged getting out lifeboats and lowering them to the rail.”'' After lowering the starboard boat to the gunwale, Captain Hamer and the Chief Officer went to the port boat to lower it when a wave slammed into the weather side of the ship, carrying the lifeboat away. Captain Hamer was ~~then~~ thrown into the sea 40 feet below and given up for lost. By 5:15 a.m. the Mate orderd the starboard life boat lowered with the remaining crew aboard it. When they were ready to “let go” the lines, the lifeboat was swept aft under the quarter and immediately capsized by a wave.		At 4:00 a.m. smoke was seen coming from the engine room. The wireless operator continued at his post long enough to report the fire to Apia. Hamer’s later testimony[http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Norwich_City/NorwichCity3.html] painted a dramatic picture:“''Fanned by the strong wind it wasn’t long before the vessel presented an alarming spectacle. Minor explosions were occurring at frequent intervals while the crew were engaged getting out lifeboats and lowering them to the rail.”'' After lowering the starboard boat to the gunwale, Captain Hamer and the Chief Officer went to the port boat to lower it when a wave slammed into the weather side of the ship, carrying the lifeboat away. Captain Hamer was thrown into the sea 40 feet below and given up for lost. By 5:15 a.m. the Mate orderd the starboard life boat lowered with the remaining crew aboard it. When they were ready to “let go” the lines, the lifeboat was swept aft under the quarter and immediately capsized by a wave.

	[[Image:Norwich_City_in_1938_NZ_Pacific_Aviation_Survey_Photo.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|<div align="center">The New Zealand Pacific Aviation Survey Party Brings Equipment Ashore Past the Bow of the Grounded ''Norwich City'' in 1938. (Courtesy, Wigram Air Force Base Archives, RNZAF)</div>]]		[[Image:Norwich_City_in_1938_NZ_Pacific_Aviation_Survey_Photo.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|<div align="center">The New Zealand Pacific Aviation Survey Party Brings Equipment Ashore Past the Bow of the Grounded ''Norwich City'' in 1938. (Courtesy, Wigram Air Force Base Archives, RNZAF)</div>]]

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SS Trongate: Replace discontinued link

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	SS ''Trongate:'' Built in 1924 by Northumberland Shipbuilding Co., Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 3979 Gross Tons, Official Number 145738, Registered in London, Greater London, England. Sunk 10 April 1942 by an Allied ship.		SS ''Trongate:'' Built in 1924 by Northumberland Shipbuilding Co., Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 3979 Gross Tons, Official Number 145738, Registered in London, Greater London, England. Sunk 10 April 1942 by an Allied ship.

	[http://www.~~nrcan~~.~~gc.ca/halifax/DVD~~/~~fig78-eng~~.~~php Artist Derek Sarty's Rendering~~ of ''Trongate'' ~~Sunken in Halifax Harbour~~]		[http://www.wrecksite.eu/imgBrowser.aspx?14447 Photo of SS ''Trongate'']

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