Norlina · casualty
Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 17–18 · No. 858
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- Form header handwritten additions: 'New York Sept 5, 1919'.
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Form header
- Running number
- 858
- Filed at
- Collection District No. 10 Port of NEW YORK, N.Y.
- Received
- U. S. COAST GUARD REC'D OCT 4 1919 By · 4 Oct 1919
- Vessel name written at top
- Norlina s.s. Norlina
- Other numbers
- —
- Stamps on the form
- OTHER CAUSESFOREIGN
Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- Norlina · Steamer, American
- 6 · Official number
- 212840
- 3 · Tonnage
- 7320 D.W. tons 2840 net 4596 gr.
- 4 · Age or year builtCheck scan
- Built 1909 (1915)
- 5 · Port registered
- New York.
- 7 · Master and residence
- E. E. Johnson #2515-7th Ave N.Y. City
- 8 · Owner and residence
- GARLAND STEAMSHIP CORPORATION 511-5th Ave N.Y. City
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- Afternoon of June 16, 1919
- 24 · Locality
- Alexandra Dock Liverpool Eng
- 9–10 · Voyage
- Baltimore May 28th 1919 → Liverpool Eng.
- 27 · Weather
- afternoon Weather not known
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- no passengers, 41 crew, no persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $1,464,000.00
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
Top of Dock roof afire fell on S.S. Norlina setting S.S. afire
26 · Cause, as written
Fire on Dock
Signature
- Signed by
- J Lawson Frauser
- Company or by
- GARLAND STEAMSHIP CORPORATION
- Date signed
- Sept 23d 1919
- Place
- —
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- 1 · Date of casualty
- Afternoon of June 16, 1919
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- S.S. Norlina (Am) Steel Steamer
- 3 · Tonnage
- 7320 D.W. tons 2840 net 4596 gr.
- 4 · Age or year builtCheck scan
- Built 1909 (1915)
- 5 · Port registered
- New York.
- 6 · Official number
- 212.840
- 7 · Master and residence
- E. E. Johnson #2515-7th Ave N.Y. City
- 8 · Owner and residence
- GARLAND STEAMSHIP CORPORATION 511-5th Ave N.Y. City
- 9 · Sailed from
- Baltimore May 28th 1919
- 10 · Bound for
- Liverpool Eng.
- 11 · Passengers
- none
- 12 · Crew
- 41
- 13 · Persons lost
- none
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $1,464,000.00
- 15 · Value of cargo
- not known General
- 16 · Cargo
- General
- 17 · Deck load
- Lumber 200 tons
- 18 · Overladen
- no.
- 19 · Cargo weight
- 6700 tons
- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- $300.00
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- not known
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- $1,460,000.00
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
- not known
- 24 · Locality
- Alexandra Dock Liverpool Eng
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- Top of Dock roof afire fell on S.S. Norlina setting S.S. afire
- 26 · Cause
- Fire on Dock
- 27 · Weather
- afternoon Weather not known
- 28 · Measures taken
- usual Fire prevention
- 29 · Assistance
- not known
- 30 · Remarks
- —