30:
1057:
1040:
1052:
1032:
489:
468:
318:
212:
crew were sleeping at the time of the collision and did not have time to escape the sinking ship. Twenty-one of the twenty-eight crew members aboard the
234:
Adams & Knickle immediately decided to build a replacement vessel. In
September 1943, the keel of the new vessel was laid and on May 23, 1944 the
550:
1089:
272:. Justice Carroll, District Judge in Admiralty for the Nova Scotia Admiralty District of the Exchequer Court of Canada, found that the
1099:
1094:
231:
interceded on behalf of the widows and obtained pensions for the families, based on the sinking being a "wartime incident".
1109:
1079:
543:
727:
224:
1003:
1014:
680:
516:
754:
1051:
1047:
922:
737:
565:
1060:
1056:
536:
408:
256:
Most of the 21 crew members killed were from
Lunenburg County, however four were originally from Newfoundland.
220:
crew put three lifeboats in the ocean immediately after the collision and rescued the surviving crew members.
601:
591:
576:
177:
arrived in the fishing grounds on April 18 and fished for three days. On April 20, 1943, British steamer
1043:
1039:
1035:
1031:
1027:
453:"SCHOONER SUNK IN COLLISION; Steamer Cuts Schooner in Two, Carrying Most of the Crew to Their Death".
435:
29:
1084:
647:
585:
245:
528:
356:
173:, skippered by Captain Guy Tanner, left Lunenburg and headed to the Western Bank fishing grounds.
972:
966:
816:
690:
633:
281:
400:
945:
928:
906:
886:
866:
856:
833:
827:
821:
804:
760:
717:
670:
653:
623:
607:
193:
150:
77:
63:
992:
938:
912:
204:
in dense fog. The incident occurred approximately 140 kilometers southeast of
Halifax. The
182:
8:
1104:
793:
700:
876:
743:
663:
393:
241:
158:
73:
53:
512:
404:
228:
154:
776:
711:
640:
157:, the company's 187th vessel. The managing owner of the vessel was fishing company
770:
138:
208:
was sliced in two by the collision and sank within a few minutes. Most of the
1073:
982:
897:
843:
423:
849:
617:
223:
The deaths of 21 crew members left 46 fatherless children. The local
189:
had a length of 420 feet and a net registered tonnage of 3002 tons.
558:
146:
128:
185:
alongside a convoy of eight ships heading to the United
Kingdom.
34:
457:. Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. April 28, 1943. p. 1.
276:
was at fault and gave judgment for the owners of the
192:
On April 21, 1943 at approximately 5:20 a.m. (
469:"Survivors Relate How Fishing Ship Sent to Bottom"
392:
1071:
559:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in April 1943
496:. Montreal, Quebec. April 22, 1943. p. 19.
461:
390:
284:, which apportioned one third liability to the
436:Marine Heritage Database: Flora Alberta - 1943
544:
448:
446:
444:
324:. Ottawa Ontario. April 22, 1943. p. 11.
319:"21 Lost When Fishing Schooner Sunk off N.S."
475:. Ottawa Ontario. April 22, 1943. p. 3.
386:
384:
382:
380:
378:
551:
537:
511:. Hantsport, Nova Scotia: Lancelot Press.
484:
482:
441:
391:Cunningham, Robert J.; Mabee, Ray (1984).
506:
375:
313:
311:
309:
307:
305:
500:
164:
479:
1072:
351:
302:
268:claimed $ 100,000 in damages from the
532:
349:
347:
345:
343:
341:
339:
337:
335:
333:
331:
238:was launched into Lunenburg Harbour.
200:was hit on the starboard side by the
27:
248:, aired an episode on the incident.
1090:Shipwrecks of the Nova Scotia coast
13:
328:
14:
1121:
145:was a Canadian auxiliary fishing
1100:Maritime incidents in April 1943
1095:Shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean
1055:
1050:
1038:
1030:
288:and two thirds liability to the
28:
438:Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
507:Pritchard, Gregory P. (1993).
429:
417:
395:Tall ships and master mariners
153:. She was launched in 1941 by
1:
295:
251:
399:. Breakwater Books. p.
7:
10:
1126:
1110:Ships built in Nova Scotia
1080:Maritime history of Canada
259:
1025:
957:
564:
363:. SCC/CSC. March 18, 1949
357:"Supreme Court Judgments"
103:
22:
18:
424:MV Flora Alberta (+1943)
246:Disasters of the Century
361:Supreme Court of Canada
282:Supreme Court of Canada
280:. The case went to the
244:'s documentary series,
120:140 ft (43 m)
104:General characteristics
151:Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
165:Collision and sinking
455:Bridgewater Bulletin
183:Halifax, Nova Scotia
169:On April 17, 1943,
159:Adams & Knickle
74:Smith & Rhuland
54:Adams & Knickle
817:Patrol Boat No. 39
490:"Crew List Issued"
264:The owners of the
242:History Television
1067:
1066:
236:Frances Geraldine
229:John James Kinley
155:Smith and Rhuland
134:
133:
99:on April 21, 1943
1117:
1059:
1054:
1042:
1034:
1018:
1008:
998:
987:
977:
950:
933:
917:
901:
891:
881:
871:
861:
838:
810:
799:
782:
765:
749:
732:
722:
706:
695:
685:
675:
658:
628:
612:
596:
580:
553:
546:
539:
530:
529:
523:
522:
509:Collision at Sea
504:
498:
497:
494:Montreal Gazette
486:
477:
476:
465:
459:
458:
450:
439:
433:
427:
421:
415:
414:
398:
388:
373:
372:
370:
368:
353:
326:
325:
315:
60:Port of registry
37:
32:
16:
15:
1125:
1124:
1120:
1119:
1118:
1116:
1115:
1114:
1085:Fishing vessels
1070:
1069:
1068:
1063:
1046:
1021:
1011:
1001:
990:
980:
964:
958:Other incidents
953:
936:
920:
904:
894:
884:
874:
864:
841:
813:
802:
785:
768:
752:
735:
725:
709:
698:
688:
678:
661:
631:
615:
599:
583:
573:
560:
557:
527:
526:
519:
505:
501:
488:
487:
480:
467:
466:
462:
452:
451:
442:
434:
430:
422:
418:
411:
389:
376:
366:
364:
355:
354:
329:
317:
316:
303:
298:
262:
254:
167:
95:Collision with
45:"Flora Alberta"
33:
12:
11:
5:
1123:
1113:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1065:
1064:
1026:
1023:
1022:
1020:
1019:
1009:
999:
988:
978:
961:
959:
955:
954:
952:
951:
937:Unknown date:
934:
924:Leone Pancaldo
918:
902:
892:
882:
872:
862:
839:
811:
800:
783:
766:
750:
739:Giacomo Medici
733:
723:
707:
696:
686:
676:
659:
629:
613:
597:
587:Melbourne Star
581:
570:
568:
562:
561:
556:
555:
548:
541:
533:
525:
524:
517:
499:
478:
473:Ottawa Citizen
460:
440:
428:
416:
409:
374:
327:
322:Ottawa Citizen
300:
299:
297:
294:
261:
258:
253:
250:
166:
163:
149:based out of
132:
131:
126:
122:
121:
118:
114:
113:
110:
106:
105:
101:
100:
93:
89:
88:
85:
81:
80:
71:
67:
66:
61:
57:
56:
51:
47:
46:
43:
39:
38:
25:
24:
20:
19:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1122:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1077:
1075:
1062:
1058:
1053:
1049:
1045:
1041:
1037:
1033:
1029:
1024:
1017:
1016:
1010:
1007:
1006:
1000:
997:
996:
989:
986:
985:
979:
976:
975:
970:
969:
963:
962:
960:
956:
949:
948:
943:
942:
935:
932:
931:
926:
925:
919:
916:
915:
910:
909:
903:
900:
899:
898:Kamakura Maru
893:
890:
889:
883:
880:
879:
873:
870:
869:
863:
860:
859:
854:
853:
847:
846:
840:
837:
836:
831:
830:
825:
824:
819:
818:
812:
809:
808:
801:
798:
797:
791:
790:
789:Flora Alberta
784:
781:
780:
774:
773:
767:
764:
763:
758:
757:
751:
748:
747:
741:
740:
734:
731:
730:
724:
721:
720:
715:
714:
713:Van Heemskerk
708:
705:
704:
697:
694:
693:
687:
684:
683:
677:
674:
673:
668:
667:
660:
657:
656:
651:
650:
645:
644:
638:
637:
630:
627:
626:
621:
620:
614:
611:
610:
605:
604:
598:
595:
594:
589:
588:
582:
579:
578:
572:
571:
569:
567:
563:
554:
549:
547:
542:
540:
535:
534:
531:
520:
518:0-88999-538-9
514:
510:
503:
495:
491:
485:
483:
474:
470:
464:
456:
449:
447:
445:
437:
432:
425:
420:
412:
406:
402:
397:
396:
387:
385:
383:
381:
379:
362:
358:
352:
350:
348:
346:
344:
342:
340:
338:
336:
334:
332:
323:
320:
314:
312:
310:
308:
306:
301:
293:
291:
287:
286:Flora Alberta
283:
279:
278:Flora Alberta
275:
271:
267:
266:Flora Alberta
257:
249:
247:
243:
239:
237:
232:
230:
226:
221:
219:
215:
214:Flora Alberta
211:
210:Flora Alberta
207:
206:Flora Alberta
203:
199:
198:Flora Alberta
195:
190:
188:
184:
180:
176:
175:Flora Alberta
172:
171:Flora Alberta
162:
160:
156:
152:
148:
144:
143:
142:Flora Alberta
140:
130:
127:
124:
123:
119:
116:
115:
111:
108:
107:
102:
98:
94:
91:
90:
86:
83:
82:
79:
75:
72:
69:
68:
65:
62:
59:
58:
55:
52:
49:
48:
44:
41:
40:
36:
31:
26:
21:
17:
1013:
1004:
994:
983:
973:
967:
946:
940:
929:
923:
913:
907:
896:
887:
877:
867:
857:
851:
844:
834:
828:
822:
815:
806:
795:
788:
787:
778:
772:Empire Bruce
771:
761:
755:
745:
738:
728:
718:
712:
702:
691:
681:
671:
665:
654:
648:
642:
635:
624:
618:
608:
602:
592:
586:
575:
508:
502:
493:
472:
463:
454:
431:
426:Wrecksite.eu
419:
394:
365:. Retrieved
360:
321:
289:
285:
277:
273:
269:
265:
263:
255:
240:
235:
233:
222:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
191:
186:
178:
174:
170:
168:
141:
137:
135:
96:
641:HMNZS
1105:1941 ships
1074:Categories
1048:March 1943
984:Dover Hill
914:Wollongbar
636:Aaron Ward
566:Shipwrecks
410:0919519563
296:References
290:Fanad Head
274:Fanad Head
270:Fanad Head
252:Casualties
218:Fanad Head
216:died. The
202:Fanad Head
187:Fanad Head
179:Fanad Head
97:Fanad Head
995:Albatross
993:USS
939:USS
850:HMS
845:El Estero
807:Grenadier
805:USS
794:HMS
777:HMS
744:HMS
729:Archimede
664:USS
634:USS
125:Sail plan
78:Lunenburg
64:Lunenburg
1061:May 1943
1012:30 Apr:
1005:Aréthuse
1002:20 Apr:
991:11 Apr:
941:Pickerel
921:30 Apr:
905:29 Apr:
895:28 Apr:
885:27 Apr:
878:Limerick
875:26 Apr:
865:25 Apr:
842:24 Apr:
814:23 Apr:
803:22 Apr:
796:Splendid
786:21 Apr:
769:18 Apr:
753:17 Apr:
746:Pakenham
736:16 Apr:
726:15 Apr:
710:14 Apr:
703:Beverley
699:11 Apr:
689:10 Apr:
367:July 13,
147:schooner
129:Schooner
84:Launched
981:4 Apr:
965:2 Apr:
692:Trieste
682:Isonami
679:9 Apr:
666:Kanawha
662:8 Apr:
632:7 Apr:
616:6 Apr:
600:5 Apr:
584:2 Apr:
577:Lubiana
574:1 Apr:
260:Lawsuit
196:), the
112:93 tons
109:Tonnage
70:Builder
23:History
1015:Hermes
779:Regent
756:Naïade
619:Blitar
515:
407:
117:Length
35:Canada
947:U-376
930:U-227
908:U-332
888:U-174
868:U-203
858:U-710
852:Sahib
835:U-602
829:U-191
823:U-189
762:U-175
719:U-526
672:U-733
655:U-644
649:Ro-34
625:U-632
609:U-635
603:U-167
593:U-124
181:left
50:Owner
1044:1944
1036:1943
1028:1942
974:I-20
968:I-16
701:HMS
513:ISBN
405:ISBN
369:2016
136:The
92:Fate
87:1941
42:Name
643:Moa
401:127
225:MLA
194:ADT
1076::
971:,
944:,
927:,
911:,
855:,
848:,
832:,
826:,
820:,
792:,
775:,
759:,
742:,
716:,
669:,
652:,
646:,
639:,
622:,
606:,
590:,
492:.
481:^
471:.
443:^
403:.
377:^
359:.
330:^
304:^
292:.
227:,
161:.
139:FV
76:,
552:e
545:t
538:v
521:.
413:.
371:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.svg){kind=small}