Mersea Island Museum - Blackwater Ships


Ship:      NORMAN
Arrived:18 Dec 1925
Departed:24 Apr 1926
Career:"Haven of Rest" by Douglas Gurton says "By my return late 1928 several large ships had already left for the breakers yards. ... These were the liners NORMAN and GOORKHA of Union-Castle Line.
See DJG_SHP


1925 replaced by the LLANDOVERY CASTLE on the Round Africa service, laid up in the River Blackwater off Tollesbury and broken up in 1926. [ from www.red-duster.co.uk/UNION8.htm ]

Arrived 23 Sep 1925 departed 24 Apr 1926 for Morecambe Bay for scrapping in tow SEAMAN. Mid-Essex WSS - Lloyds List.

Liverpool Journal of Commerce
28 Sep 1925 At London since [31 Aug 1925]
1 Oct 1925 sailed London for Southampton [2 Oct 1925]
2 Oct 1925 arrived Dover from London [3 Oct 1925]
9 Oct 1925 sailed Southampton for Cape Town, left Madeira 13 Oct 1925 [15 Oct 1925]
16 Oct 1925 NORMAN is being transferred to Australia service before retirement (did not occur)
12 Nov 1925 sailed Port Natal for East London [14 Nov 1925]
7 Dec 1925 arrived Southampton from East London [8 Dec 1925]
5 Jan 1926 NORMAN has been at Tollesbury since 18 Dec 1925
24 Apr 1926 NORMAN laid up at Tollesbury since December to be scrapped
24 Apr 1926 passed Dover in tow of tugs HULLMAN and SEAMAN [28 Apr 1926]


An item on http://union-castle.net/shipmates_Jamieson_Magnus_01.html describes Magnus Jamieson, a watchman from the NORMAN, being drowned. His body was found 9 April 1926 at Bradwell.
Essex Newsman 27 Feb 1926 reports three watchmen are missing from the Union Castle liners NORMAN CASTLE and GOORKHA which are laid up in the River Blackwater. Their names are Spence, Slesser and Jamiesen.
Western Daily Press of 28 Apr 1926 reported NORMAN passed The Lizard westbound 27-04-26 in tow of tugs HULLMAN and SEAMAN
Lancashire Evening Post of 30 Apr 1926 reported NORMAN arrived off Fleetwood 29-04-26 to be scrapped at Morcambe
Tonnage:7,537 gross
Built:1894
Type:Passenger cargo
Owner:Union Castle Line
Official No:104042
ID1104042

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