Narva was a 2,044 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1943 as Aletta Noot by Gävle Varvs & Verkstads Nya AB, Gävle, Sweden for German owners. She was seized by the Allies at Flensburg, Germany in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Confederation. In 1946, she was sold into merchant service and renamed Narva. On 22 December 1957, she foundered whilst going to the aid of another ship in distress.
The ship was built in 1943 by Gävle Varvs & Verkstads Nya AB, Gävle.[1]
The ship was 255 feet 6 inches (77.88 m) long, with a beam of 41 feet 1 inch (12.52 m) a depth of 18 feet 3 inches (5.56 m). Her draught was about 18 feet 8 inches (5.69 m). She had a GRT of 1,991 and a NRT of 1,076.[2]
The ship was propelled by a compound steam engine which had two cylinders of 15+1⁄2 inches (39 cm) and two cylinders of 35+1⁄2 inches (90 cm) diameter by 35+1⁄2 inches (90 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Christensen & Meyer, Hamburg.[2]
Historyedit
Aletta Noot was built for Franz Haniel & Cie GmbH.[1] Her port of registry was Duisburg.[3]
In May 1945, Aletta Noot was seized by the Allies at Rendsburg, Germany. She was passed to the MoWT and renamed Empire Confederation.[1] Her port of registry was changed to London The Code Letters GQFP and United Kingdom Official Number 180728 were allocated. She was operated under the management of Springwell Shipping Co Ltd.[2] In 1946, she was sold to the Scottish Navigation Co Ltd, Glasgow and was renamed Narva.[4] She was operated under the management of Glen & Co, Glasgow.[1]Narva was recorded as 2,044 GRT.[5]
On 22 December 1957, Narva was on a voyage from Hudiksvall, Sweden to Grangemouth, Scotland with a cargo of woodpulp.[5]Narva received a distress call from SS Bosworth, which was listing badly. It was whilst she was going to the aid of Bosworth that she foundered 180 nautical miles (330 km) east of Aberdeen (57°28′N3°00′E / 57.467°N 3.000°E / 57.467; 3.000) with the loss of all 28 crew. A distress call was issued at 02:30 UTC. The TS Leda went to the aid of Narva, which was down by the bow with her propeller high in the air when Leda arrived at 03:30. The crew were at the stern of the ship but none of them jumped into the sea so that Leda could rescue them. Narva ceased to register on the radar screen of Leda at 05:40. A Royal Norwegian Air ForceCatalina from Sola was despatched to search for survivors, but only found deck cargo and an upturned lifeboat. Two RAFCoastal CommandShackletons were also despatched from RAF Kinloss, as were two from RAF Ballykelly. A Royal Danish Air Force Catalina also assisted in the search, which was coordinated from RAF Pitreavie.[4]
On 23 July 1958, a question was asked in Parliament by George Lawson, MP as to whether a date had been set for an inquiry into the loss of Narva. The Rt. Hon. Airey Neave, then Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation replied that the inquiry would open in Glasgow on 12 November 1958.[6] The inquiry lasted two days,[7] it determined that the cause of the loss of Narva was through water entering her forward hold through unknown causes, with no fault being found on the part of the crew.[8]
Referencesedit
^ abcdMitchell, W H, and Sawyer, L A (1995). The Empire Ships. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN1-85044-275-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^"LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
^ ab"Crew Of 28 Missing in North Sea". The Times. 23 December 1957. (subscription required for online article)
^ ab"Update of mortality for workers in the UK merchant shipping and fishing sectors - Table 3.6a, Details of major shipping disasters that led to the loss of seven or more seafarers in UK merchant shipping, 1946-2005" (PDF). Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
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Narva was a 2 044 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1943 as Aletta Noot by Gavle Varvs amp Verkstads Nya AB Gavle Sweden for German owners She was seized by the Allies at Flensburg Germany in May 1945 passed to the Ministry of War Transport MoWT and renamed Empire Confederation In 1946 she was sold into merchant service and renamed Narva On 22 December 1957 she foundered whilst going to the aid of another ship in distress HistoryNameAletta Noot 1943 45 Empire Conference 1945 46 Narva 1946 57 OwnerFranz Haniel amp Cie GmbH 1943 45 Ministry of War Transport 1945 Ministry of Transport 1945 46 Scottish Navigation Co Ltd 1946 57 OperatorFranz Haniel amp Cie GmbH 1943 45 Springwell Shipping Co Ltd 1945 46 Glen amp Co 1946 57 Port of registryDuisburg 1943 45 London 1945 46 Glasgow 1946 57 BuilderGavle Varvs amp Verkstads Nya ABLaunched1943Out of service22 December 1957IdentificationCode Letters GQFP 1945 57 United Kingdom Official Number 180728 1945 57 FateSankGeneral characteristicsTypeCargo shipTonnage2 000 GRT 1943 45 1 991 GRT 1945 46 2 044 GRT 1946 57 1 000 NRT 1943 45 1 076 NRT 1945 46 Length255 ft 5 in 77 85 m Beam41 ft 1 in 12 52 m Draught18 ft 8 in 5 69 m Depth18 ft 3 in 5 56 m Installed powerCompound steam enginePropulsionScrew propellorCrew28 Narva class notpageimage Location of the sinking of Narva Contents 1 Description 2 History 3 References 4 External linksDescription editThe ship was built in 1943 by Gavle Varvs amp Verkstads Nya AB Gavle 1 The ship was 255 feet 6 inches 77 88 m long with a beam of 41 feet 1 inch 12 52 m a depth of 18 feet 3 inches 5 56 m Her draught was about 18 feet 8 inches 5 69 m She had a GRT of 1 991 and a NRT of 1 076 2 The ship was propelled by a compound steam engine which had two cylinders of 15 1 2 inches 39 cm and two cylinders of 35 1 2 inches 90 cm diameter by 35 1 2 inches 90 cm stroke The engine was built by Christensen amp Meyer Hamburg 2 History editAletta Noot was built for Franz Haniel amp Cie GmbH 1 Her port of registry was Duisburg 3 In May 1945 Aletta Noot was seized by the Allies at Rendsburg Germany She was passed to the MoWT and renamed Empire Confederation 1 Her port of registry was changed to London The Code Letters GQFP and United Kingdom Official Number 180728 were allocated She was operated under the management of Springwell Shipping Co Ltd 2 In 1946 she was sold to the Scottish Navigation Co Ltd Glasgow and was renamed Narva 4 She was operated under the management of Glen amp Co Glasgow 1 Narva was recorded as 2 044 GRT 5 On 22 December 1957 Narva was on a voyage from Hudiksvall Sweden to Grangemouth Scotland with a cargo of woodpulp 5 Narva received a distress call from SS Bosworth which was listing badly It was whilst she was going to the aid of Bosworth that she foundered 180 nautical miles 330 km east of Aberdeen 57 28 N 3 00 E 57 467 N 3 000 E 57 467 3 000 with the loss of all 28 crew A distress call was issued at 02 30 UTC The TS Leda went to the aid of Narva which was down by the bow with her propeller high in the air when Leda arrived at 03 30 The crew were at the stern of the ship but none of them jumped into the sea so that Leda could rescue them Narva ceased to register on the radar screen of Leda at 05 40 A Royal Norwegian Air Force Catalina from Sola was despatched to search for survivors but only found deck cargo and an upturned lifeboat Two RAF Coastal Command Shackletons were also despatched from RAF Kinloss as were two from RAF Ballykelly A Royal Danish Air Force Catalina also assisted in the search which was coordinated from RAF Pitreavie 4 On 23 July 1958 a question was asked in Parliament by George Lawson MP as to whether a date had been set for an inquiry into the loss of Narva The Rt Hon Airey Neave then Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation replied that the inquiry would open in Glasgow on 12 November 1958 6 The inquiry lasted two days 7 it determined that the cause of the loss of Narva was through water entering her forward hold through unknown causes with no fault being found on the part of the crew 8 References edit a b c d Mitchell W H and Sawyer L A 1995 The Empire Ships London New York Hamburg Hong Kong Lloyd s of London Press Ltd ISBN 1 85044 275 4 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link a b c LLOYD S REGISTER STEAMERS amp MOTORSHIPS PDF Plimsoll Ship Data Retrieved 11 June 2010 LLOYD S REGISTER NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS PDF Plimsoll Ship Data Retrieved 10 June 2010 a b Crew Of 28 Missing in North Sea The Times 23 December 1957 subscription required for online article a b Update of mortality for workers in the UK merchant shipping and fishing sectors Table 3 6a Details of major shipping disasters that led to the loss of seven or more seafarers in UK merchant shipping 1946 2005 PDF Maritime and Coastguard Agency Retrieved 11 June 2010 s s Narva Inquiry Parliamentary Debates Hansard 23 July 1958 Retrieved 11 June 2010 Loss of the Narva a mystery The Times 15 November 1959 subscription required for online article Loss of ship still unexplained The Times 6 February 1959 subscription required for online article External links edithttps www wrecksite eu wreck aspx 92459 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Narva amp oldid 1176431312, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
