List of ships named Norman

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A number of ships have been named Norman, including:

Warships[edit]

  • HMT Norman III (1894), a trawler, renamed from Norman, requisitioned 1916–1919[1]
  • HMT The Norman (1908), a trawler, requisitioned 1916–1919[2]
  • HMT Norman II (1911), a trawler, renamed from Norman, requisitioned 1915–1919[1]
  • HMS Norman (1916), an M-class destroyer built by Palmers at Hebburn, and broken up in 1921[3]
  • Norman (1940), an N-class destroyer for the Royal Australian Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy in 1945 and scrapped in 1958
  • Norman (1999), a Huon-class minehunter built for the Royal Australian Navy; in reserve since 2011

Merchant ships[edit]

  • SS Norman (1854), a screw steamship of Union Line's passenger services to Brazil and southern Africa; sold 1864 and stranded in 1881[4]
  • SS Norman (1890), an American bulk freighter which sank in Lake Huron in 1895
  • SS Norman (1894), a twin screw steamship of Union Line's passenger mail services to southern Africa; in the merged Union-Castle Line from 1900 until broken up in 1926[5]
  • Norman (1943), the former Royal Navy Military-class trawler Bombardier, wrecked in southern Greenland on 4 October 1952 with only one survivor from a crew of 21.[6]

Others[edit]

  • Norman boat, a cabin cruiser built by Norman Cruisers Limited


References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Colledge, J. J. (1970). Ships of the Royal Navy: An Historical Index, Vol.2. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 258.
  2. ^ Colledge, J. J. (1970). Ships of the Royal Navy: An Historical Index, Vol.2. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 356.
  3. ^ "Norman". Tyne Built Ships. Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  4. ^ Newall, Peter (1999). Union-Castle Line: a Fleet History. London: Carmania Press. p. 24. ISBN 0-9534291-4-8.
  5. ^ Newall, Peter (1999). Union-Castle Line: a Fleet History. London: Carmania Press. p. 58. ISBN 0-9534291-4-8.
  6. ^ Thompson, Michael; Newton, Dave; Robinson, Richard; Lofthouse, Tony (1999). Cook, Welton & Gemmell. Beverley: Hutton Press. p. 197. ISBN 1-902709-02-0.