Researching the 29 Nov 1919 Wreck of the S.S. Norwich City

[Kenton Spading]

Hello,
I researching the wreck of the S.S. Norwich City. She ran aground on 29 November 1929 in the Pacific on Gardner Island (now Nikumaroro Island). I am attempting to compile information on the eleven seaman who were lost following the grounding. Three were buried on the island by survivors. Eight were not found. However, in 1937 British colonists discovered the skeleton of a castaway on the island which before and since 1929 was not inhabitated. I posted elsewhere questions I have about fields on CR cards.

My Best,
Kenton

[wightspirit]

A copy of the 1929 crew agreement, which may, or may not, include the final voyage, is available here: https://www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/view...cial_No=132596
There are two reports in The Times, dated 5 and 6 December 1929, in which the names of the British crew who died are given, and 6 unidentified Arab seamen.

Dave W

[wightspirit]

More here, with the names: Hartlepool History Then & Now

Dave W

[Keith at Tregenna]

Possibly of help ?

https://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/...rwichCity.html

K.

[Doc Vernon]

The NA has a file on her but will cost you 3.50 GBP to download info if its of any use,
Cheers

Ship Name: City of Norwich Gross Tonnage: 6726 | The National Archives


Old Newspaper cutting but not much info except on one Crew Member

Norwich City.JPG

May be of some interest ??

https://tighar.org/wiki/File:Argus,_..._1929,_p_7.jpg

https://tighar.org/wiki/SS_Norwich_City

[Kenton Spading]

Hi, As suggested by Dave W, I ordered the crew agreement. Thank you. It is helpful as is the Deaths at Sea register from the NA PRO. The Hartlepool History Then and Now was helpful. I browsed the Nat Archives, PRO. I had seem most of the TIGHAR links... but useful none the less. I have written a report on the SS Norwich City (formerly the Normanby) and the potential for one of her lost crew members to be the source of human bones discovered on Gardner Island in 1940 (now Nikumaroro Island). I have visited the island twice. Others suggest the bones belonged to Amelia Earhart. The report is posted on https://www.Academia.edu. Search on my name: Kenton Spading. An earlier version of the report is here: https://ameliaearhartarchaeology.blo...potential.html Comments are welcome.

[Tom Wells]

This is somewhat off-topic, but I will post it here as navigation is involved, so it may be of interest to members here. Amelia Earhart crashed in Papua New Guinea. Having failed to reach Howland Island from Lae due to unforeseen headwinds, she turned on the reciprocal heading, and aided by the winds which of course were now favourable had adequate fuel to make the return flight. The wrecked aircraft was seen by an Australian Army patrol during WW2 but not appreciated for what it was. And it is still there somewhere. The full story is here: https://earhartsearchpng.com. Carefully researched, almost certainly the truth, and well worth reading.