SFJ00419240120001 NORMANNA som WALKÜRE. Bilde som delvis sunket via wrecksite.eu.
1924 DS NORMANNA (SFJ004192401)
Type:
Dampskip, stykkgods,
turret skrog
steam ship, general cargo,
turret hull.
Off. nr.:
2214028
Flagg (flag):
NOR
Havn (port):
Sandefjord
Byggeår (year built):
1908/03
Bnr (Sno).:
395
Bygger (yard):
William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Pallion Yard, Sunderland, England.
Eier (owner):
Haldor Virik, Sandefjord.
Disponent (manager):
Haldor Virik, Sandefjord.
Klasse (Class).:
Bureau Veritas
Tonnasje (Tonnage):
6.000 tdw, 3.938 brt, 2.475 nrt.
Dimensjoner (size):
L: 345,1’-B: 49,1’-D: 25,1’.
Lasthåndtering
(cargo handling):
Kjølemaskineri
(Ref. machinery):
Navigasjonsutstyr:
Manøversystemer
(syst. for manouvering):
Dekksmaskineri
(deck machinery):
Kommunikasjon (comm.):
Kallesignal (Call sign):
LDTK
Fremdrift (propulsion):
1 stempel dampmaskin (steam reciprocating), triple exp. 3-sylinder, syl. diam.: 24,0’’–41,0’’–68,0’’, slag/stroke: 45,0’’. 310 NHK. Bygget av William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Pallion Yard, Sunderland, England.
Fart/forbr. (speed/cons.):
10,0 knop.
Hjelpemaskineri (aux):
Tot. el. kraft (el. power):
Kjeler (boiler):
2 dampkjele (boiler), hver med 3 fyrganger. Samlet heteflate 6.350 ft2. Arbeidstrykk 180 psi. Bygget av William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Pallion Yard, Sunderland, England.
Bemanning (crew):
Historikk:
1907
Bygget som WALKÜRE av
William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Pallion Yard, Sunderland,
England
for
Rheederei A.G. Oceana (H. H. Schmidt), Hamburg, Tyskland. Sjøsatt 19/12.
1908 Ferdigstilt i mars.
Kantret 14/08 mens hun tok inn bunkers under tip No. 28, No. 2 dock ved
Barry, Wales.
1914 Oppbragt 12/08 mens hun lastet fosfat
utenfor
Port Temao, Makatea, Fransk Polynesia,
av den franske kanonbåten
LA ZELÉE. Beslaglagt og tatt til Papeete, Tahiti. Senket 22/09 av
franskmennene på havna da denne ble beskutt av den tyske krysseren
SMS SCHARNHORST.
1915 Solgt til amerikanske interesser. Hevet i desember.
1916 Reparert og satt i fart igjen som REPUBLIC for John
A. Hooper, San Francisco, California, USA.
1917 Sold to Chile Steamship Co. Inc., New York, NY, USA.
1924
Solgt i desember til
Haldor Virik, Sandefjord. Omdøpt til NORMANNA.
1925
Kom i brann, oversvømt og satt på land 21/02 ved Santa Cruz de
Teneriffe, Spania mens hun var på reise fra Göteborg, Sverige til Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil med papir. Bragt flott 19/06. Erklært «total loss».
Solgt for hogging. Ankom 17/08 under slep til Rotterdam, Nederland.
Litt
historie fra da hun kantret i 1908 fra Barry Dock News 15/08-1908 &
21/08-1908.
Extraordinary Scene at Barry Docks- Big
Steamer Turns Turtle- 'Great excitement prevailed at Barry
Docks this-morning (Thursday), when the German steamer Walkure, 2,475
tons register, of Hamburg, turned turtle whilst loading bunkers under
No. 28 Tip, No. 2 Dock. The Walkure arrived a day or two ago at Barry
from the Baltic with a huge cargo of deals for Natal and as the trucks
of coal were being tipped into the hold she suddenly lurched to the
outward side. Fortunately, as she heeled over her iron masts caught the
side of the steamer Trevessa, otherwise her deck cargo would have been
completely submerged. As it was the Walkure lay with her deck rising
perpendicular from the water, and the majority of the crew clambered
ashore. Five, however, were thrown into the water, three being rescued
by the crew of the Trevessa, and the other two swam round the vessel,
and were picked up from the quay wall. Meanwhile the whole of the
trimming band (Messrs. H. C. Vivian and Company) were in the bunker
hold, but a rescue party immediately went below, and cleared the way to
the decks. Providentially no one was drowned or buried by the loose coal,
and what few injuries were sustained were of a trivial character.'-Barry
Dock News14th August 1908.
Salving the Walkure - Engineering Feat at Barry Docks-
'In the salving of the turret steamer Walkure, which capsized in Barry
Docks last week, a notable success has been achieved. The Walkure was
loaded with 1,900 standards of timber, and called at Barry for bunkers
on her voyage from Stettin to Durban, South Africa. While she was taking
in bunkers she capsized to port in the dock on Thursday last.
Instructions were give that evening to commence salving operations, and
on Friday morning the work was commenced. In the meantime, owning to the
list of the vessel, water had gained access through the ventilators on
deck, and all the holds, fore and aft, were full, as well as the
engine-room space. On Friday all the holes, so far as could be
ascertained, were stopped, and pumping commenced. Unfortunately it was
found that there were other holes through which the water poured into
the ship, and these were under coal. The timber in front of the coal had
to be removed and the coal got off before these holes could be reached
and stopped. On Sunday operations had so far progressed that four
locomotive engines with tackles and wire ropes were employed to try to
get the ship upright, but as there was still a large quantity of water
in her the attempt was only partially successful. Two tugboats which had
been engaged, the Windsor and the Lady Salisbury, resumed pumping
operations, and at six o'clock on Monday morning, with the aid of the
locomotive engines, the steamer was practically righted. She was not
brought exactly upright for fear of her turning over to starboard. The
timber on deck was then removed, loose stuff on the upper deck fastened
in position, and by midday the vessel was put in a position of safety.
The bulk of the cargo will probably have to be discharged. The short
time taken in salving the ship under difficult circumstances is very
creditable to all concerned.' - Barry Dock News 21st August 1908.
History in English:
1907
Built as WALKÜRE by William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Pallion Yard,
Sunderland, England
for
Rheederei A.G. Oceana (H. H. Schmidt), Hamburg, Germany.
Launched 19/12.
1908 Completed in March.
1908 Turned turtle 14/08 whilst loading bunkers under tip No. 28,
No. 2 dock at Barry, Wales.
1914
Captured
12/08
whilst loading phosphates
off Port Temao, Makatea, French Polynesia
by the French gunboat LA ZELÉE. Seized and taken to
Papeete, Tahiti. Sunk 22/09 by the French as the port was shelled by the
German cruiser SMS SCHARNHORST.
1915 Sold to American buyers. Refloated in December.
1916 Repaired and put back in trade as REPUBLIC for John
A. Hooper, San Francisco, California, USA.
1917 Sold to Chile Steamship Co. Inc., New York, NY, USA.
1924 Sold in December to Haldor Virik, Sandefjord. Renamed
NORMANNA.
1925
Burned, flooded and beached 21/02 at Santa Cruz de Teneriffe, Spain
whilst on a voyage from Göteborg, Sweden to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with
paper. Refloated 19/06. Declared «total loss». Sold for demolition.
Arrived 17/08 in tow at Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
