SS Normannia
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SS Normannia was built in 1897, by Howaldtswerke A. G., Kiel,
She was owned by Fisker A/S D/S, Fisker
weight: 2654 tons
dimensions: 95,1 x 13,72 x 6,1 meters
engine: triple expansion
Wikipedia cites SS Normannia built by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Glasgow.
(see SS Fürst Bismarck (1890), at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Fürst_Bismarck_(1890)
She was one of the fleet of twin-screw express steamships operated between New York to Plymouth, Cherbourg and Hamburg, and from Hamburg, Southampton, and Cherbourg to New York.
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On May 27, 1890, SS Normannia reported striking an iceberg.
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On June 28, 1890, SS Normannia, commanded by Captain Hebert, arrived at Ellis Island, New York from Hamburg, via Southampton.
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On December 12, 1891, SS Normannia arrived in New York from Hamburg.
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On March 24, 1896, SS Normannia arrived at Ellis Island, New York.
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On June 15, 1897, at 6 PM, SS Normannia, commanded by Captain Barends, on route from Hamburg and Southampton for New York, departed Cherbourg.
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On May 7, 1910, SS Normannia, in dense fog, apparently hit an iceberg (likely a rock), about 15 miles off Tors Cove, Newfoundland, sailing from Middlesborough, to Halifax, and sank.
(see Database of Ship Collisions with Icebergs at http://researchers.imd.nrc.ca/~hillb/icedb/ice/bergs2_01e.html)
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On January 17, 1924, SS Normannia foundered and sank off Charleston, Cape Hatteras.
She lies on it keel and is contiguous, her bow and stern are relatively intact.
Web Links
| Type | Link/ Description | |
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| 1 | Web Search | SS Normannia (+1924) , from WreckSites.com |