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Historical records give us a fairly clear picture of the ''SS Norwich City’s'' construction and operation as a cargo vessel in the British Mercantile Fleet, and her demise on the reef at Gardner Island in the Phoenix Group. What is not so clear is whether she played a passive role in the saga of Amelia Earhart seven and a half years after her grounding. Knowing more about the ''SS Norwich City'' may help to understand if there was a relationship to artifacts found at the “seven site” and a post loss radio message that could have provided clues to Earhart’s location. | |||
On the night of Friday, 29th November 1929, whilst on passage from Melbourne to Vancouver, the SS Norwich City was wrecked on Gardner Island, with the loss of 11 lives. | On the night of Friday, 29th November 1929, whilst on passage from Melbourne to Vancouver, the SS Norwich City was wrecked on Gardner Island, with the loss of 11 lives. | ||
* [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/ResearchPapers/WreckNorwichCity.html The Wreck of the Norwich City] | * [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/ResearchPapers/WreckNorwichCity.html The Wreck of the Norwich City] | ||
* [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Norwich_City/NorwichCity.html Reports from the Board of Trade’s Inquiry into the Wreck of the Norwich City.] | * [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Norwich_City/NorwichCity.html Reports from the Board of Trade’s Inquiry into the Wreck of the Norwich City.] | ||
Revision as of 17:40, 28 March 2009
Historical records give us a fairly clear picture of the SS Norwich City’s construction and operation as a cargo vessel in the British Mercantile Fleet, and her demise on the reef at Gardner Island in the Phoenix Group. What is not so clear is whether she played a passive role in the saga of Amelia Earhart seven and a half years after her grounding. Knowing more about the SS Norwich City may help to understand if there was a relationship to artifacts found at the “seven site” and a post loss radio message that could have provided clues to Earhart’s location.
On the night of Friday, 29th November 1929, whilst on passage from Melbourne to Vancouver, the SS Norwich City was wrecked on Gardner Island, with the loss of 11 lives.