Year |
Name |
Owner |
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1890 | Norna | Herskind & Woods | |
1893 | Norna | Herskind & Co. |
Western Daily Press, 1st October, 1902: A Pacific steamer landed at Liverpool yesterday, the crew of the steamship Norna, of West Hartlepool, which was sunk in a fog in the Bay Biscay in collision with the steamship Barry, of Cardiff. The crew were all saved in their boats, and taken aboard the Barry, which damaged above the water-line. The Cardiff vessel made her way to Ferrol.
The ship was on a voyage from Theodosia to Trondheim with a cargo of grain when she was sunk some 26 miles off Cape Vilano on 20 September 1902.
Masters: 1891-97 DJ Greig: 1898-99 WF Harrison: 1900 DJ Greig.
Fritz Herskind owned ships from the early 1870's. Herksind & Woods was formed in 1884 between Fritz and Peter Herskind and James Jabez Woods. The partnership was dissolved by mutual consent on the 20th August 1892. On 31st August 1892 the Company became known as Herskind & Co. with the main shareholders Fritz and his father Peter.
Five of Fritz's early ships were built by Matthew Pearse and two by Ropner. All of his subsequent ships were built in West Hartlepool and all appear to have been purchased new.
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