SS Navemar was a cargosteamship that was built in England in 1921, was Norwegian-owned until 1927 and then Spanish-owned for the rest of her career. An Italian submarine sank her in the Strait of Gibraltar in 1942.
History
Name
Frogner (1921–27)
Cabo Mayor (1927–32)
Navemar (1932–42)
Owner
Fearnley and Eger (1921–27)
Ybarra y Compania (1927–32)
Compañía Española de Navegación Marítima (1932–42)
Navemar is notable for a voyage in 1941 in which she carried about 1,120 European Jewish refugees to the United States in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions.[1]
The ship was 407.1 ft (124.1 m) long between perpendiculars, had a beam of 58.3 ft (17.8 m) and a depth moulded of 30 ft 6 in (9.30 m). She had nine corrugated furnaces with a combined grate area of 183 square feet (17.0 m2) heating three single-ended boilers with a combined heating surface of 8,112 square feet (753.6 m2). Her boilers supplied steam at 180 lbf/in2 to a three-cylinder triple expansion steam engine of 548 NHP that drove a single screw.[2]
Career 1921–41
In 1927 Ybarra y Compania of Seville bought the ship and renamed her Cabo Mayor. In 1932 Compañía Española de Navegación Marítima bought her and renamed her Navemar.[3]
On 22 December 1932 Navemar collided with the French steamship Bernardin de St. Pierre at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France, and was beached.[4][5] She later was repaired and returned to service.
In 1937–38 Navemar was the subject of a court case in the United States between the Government of the Republic of Spain and the ship's crew, who were trying to prevent her from being requisitioned in the Spanish Civil War. The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favour of the Spanish Government.[6]
Refugee voyage
In 1941, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (known as "The Joint") were desperate to rescue Jewish refugees from Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia escaping Nazi persecution. Many held US visas that were about to expire. The Joint's agents directed them to Seville, where the Navemar had been privately chartered to make the transatlantic crossing. Tickets for the few passenger cabins sold at exorbitant prices. The captain vacated his cabin and charged $2,000 to all who could fit themselves into the small space.[7] Bunks were fitted in the filthy cargo holds, which had previously carried coal.[8] Although attempts were made to clean the ship, there was too little time to complete the task.[9]
Navemar left Seville on 7 August 1941. She called at Lisbon in Portugal, where many of the visas were extended by the US Embassy.[10] After calling at Havana in Cuba she reached New York on 12 September 1941. Many of the passengers had contracted typhus[11] and six of them died in the seven-week crossing.[12]
^"Regio Sommergibile Barbarigo". Grupsom (in Italian). Gugliemo Lepre.
Sources
Agar, Herbert (1960). The Saving Remnant: An Account Of Survival. New York: The Viking Press. p. 136.
External links
"Search Results – Record View: navemar". Archives. American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. archival holdings of deposit cards of passengers on Navemar
Lange, Leonora. "Guide to the S.S. Navemar – Saul Sperling Collection". Leo Baeck Institute. Collection contains lawyer Saul Sperling's notes and correspondence on the suit brought by passengers against the owners of Navemar after she reached New York in September 1941.
January 06, 2023
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SS Navemar was a cargo steamship that was built in England in 1921 was Norwegian owned until 1927 and then Spanish owned for the rest of her career An Italian submarine sank her in the Strait of Gibraltar in 1942 HistoryNameFrogner 1921 27 Cabo Mayor 1927 32 Navemar 1932 42 OwnerFearnley and Eger 1921 27 Ybarra y Compania 1927 32 Compania Espanola de Navegacion Maritima 1932 42 Port of registry 1921 27 Seville 1927 42 BuilderArmstrong Whitworth amp Co Newcastle upon TyneLaunched14 April 1921CompletedOctober 1921Identificationcode letters MCGR until 1933 call sign EADH from 1934 FateSunk by torpedo in the Strait of Gibraltar 23 January 1942General characteristicsTypeCargo shipTonnage5 473 GRT tonnage under deck 4 937 3 291 NRTLength407 1 ft 124 1 m p pBeam53 8 ft 16 4 m Draught27 9 ft 8 5 m Depth30 ft 6 in 9 30 m Installed power548 NHPPropulsion3 cylinder triple expansion engine single screwCapacity28 passengersCrew36Navemar is notable for a voyage in 1941 in which she carried about 1 120 European Jewish refugees to the United States in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions 1 Contents 1 Building 2 Career 1921 41 3 Refugee voyage 4 Subsequent career and fate 5 References 6 Sources 7 External linksBuilding EditArmstrong Whitworth amp Co of Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom built the ship as Frogner for Fearnley and Eger of Oslo Norway completing her in October 1921 2 The ship was 407 1 ft 124 1 m long between perpendiculars had a beam of 58 3 ft 17 8 m and a depth moulded of 30 ft 6 in 9 30 m She had nine corrugated furnaces with a combined grate area of 183 square feet 17 0 m2 heating three single ended boilers with a combined heating surface of 8 112 square feet 753 6 m2 Her boilers supplied steam at 180 lbf in2 to a three cylinder triple expansion steam engine of 548 NHP that drove a single screw 2 Career 1921 41 EditIn 1927 Ybarra y Compania of Seville bought the ship and renamed her Cabo Mayor In 1932 Compania Espanola de Navegacion Maritima bought her and renamed her Navemar 3 On 22 December 1932 Navemar collided with the French steamship Bernardin de St Pierre at Marseille Bouches du Rhone France and was beached 4 5 She later was repaired and returned to service In 1937 38 Navemar was the subject of a court case in the United States between the Government of the Republic of Spain and the ship s crew who were trying to prevent her from being requisitioned in the Spanish Civil War The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favour of the Spanish Government 6 Refugee voyage EditIn 1941 the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee known as The Joint were desperate to rescue Jewish refugees from Germany Austria and Czechoslovakia escaping Nazi persecution Many held US visas that were about to expire The Joint s agents directed them to Seville where the Navemar had been privately chartered to make the transatlantic crossing Tickets for the few passenger cabins sold at exorbitant prices The captain vacated his cabin and charged 2 000 to all who could fit themselves into the small space 7 Bunks were fitted in the filthy cargo holds which had previously carried coal 8 Although attempts were made to clean the ship there was too little time to complete the task 9 Navemar left Seville on 7 August 1941 She called at Lisbon in Portugal where many of the visas were extended by the US Embassy 10 After calling at Havana in Cuba she reached New York on 12 September 1941 Many of the passengers had contracted typhus 11 and six of them died in the seven week crossing 12 The Marcello class Italian submarine Barbarigo which sank Navemar in 1942Subsequent career and fate EditAfter her refugee voyage Navemar returned to general trade On 23 January 1942 the Marcello class Italian submarine Barbarigo torpedoed and sank her in the Strait of Gibraltar 13 14 References Edit National Affairs S S NEVERMORE Time 22 September 1941 Archived from the original on September 3 2010 a b Lloyd s Register Steamers amp Motorships PDF London Lloyd s Register 1941 Retrieved 20 May 2017 Swiggum S Kohli M 4 July 2007 Ybarra Line Ybarra y Cia Sevilla The Ships List A collision near Marseilles The Times No 46324 London 23 December 1932 col G p 19 Casualty reports The Times No 46325 London 24 December 1932 col F p 17 The full text of The Navemar Compania Espanola De Navegacion Maritima Sa v The Navemar Opinion of the Court at Wikisource Agar 1960 p 136 Seitel Becky The Crossing Jenny Fried Cohen Birmingham Holocaust Education Center Jewish refugee ships Troubled waters From the Desk of Jeff King Narrow Gate 3 May 2004 Archived from the original on 2018 10 16 Retrieved 2021 06 16 Agar 1960 p 137 Verbannte Rare Book and Special Collections LibGuides at University of Newcastle Library Archived 2011 08 20 at the Wayback Machine Ernst Scheuer and Rosi Moses Scheuer Collection Center for Jewish History Lettens Jan Vleggert Nico SS Navemar 1942 Wrecksite Regio Sommergibile Barbarigo Grupsom in Italian Gugliemo Lepre Sources EditAgar Herbert 1960 The Saving Remnant An Account Of Survival New York The Viking Press p 136 External links Edit Search Results Record View navemar Archives American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee archival holdings of deposit cards of passengers on Navemar Lange Leonora Guide to the S S Navemar Saul Sperling Collection Leo Baeck Institute Collection contains lawyer Saul Sperling s notes and correspondence on the suit brought by passengers against the owners of Navemar after she reached New York in September 1941 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Navemar amp oldid 1106588969, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
