Nord
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The
steamer Nord hit ground 7.November 1915 under a journey
from Melbourne to Hobart with fuel and sunk the following
day. She was built in Scotland in 1900 under the name
Maria Goriainova for Russian owners. She changed owners a
couple of times before she ended up sailing for
Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company in Shanghai. On the morning
7.November 1915 she hit ground between Cape Hauy and
Needle Rock, but they chose to continu towards Cape Pillar
to save her. It quickly turned out the ship was doomed and
they anchored up in Munro Bay. The morning after she sank
and laid herself at rest on a depth of 30 to 42 meter.
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 Timeline:
1900: Kertch Metallurgical & Mining Co, Kertch 1903: G. & L. Beijer, Stockholm 1904: Rederi ABB Rex, Stockholm 1906: R. S.F.McBain, Shanghai 1909: Geo. McBain, Shanghai 1911: Anglo Saxon Petroleum Co, Shanghai |
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