Earlier today, mention was made in another thread of Naronic. Somewhat surprisingly, there seems not to have been any significant prior mention of her here, so to fill that gap, here are the highlights of her short history:
26 May 1892: Livestock carrier Naronic (yard number 251) is launched at
Harland & Wolff, Belfast. (Sources: Moss and Hume's Shipbuilders to the
World; Bonsor's North Atlantic Seaway.)
15 July 1892: Naronic leaves Liverpool at 3 p.m., on her maiden voyage
to New York. Under Capt. Thompson's command, and carrying cargo but no
passengers, she will arrive in New York on 24 July. (Sources: The
New-York Times, 16 and 25 July 1892; Anderson's White Star; Bonsor's
North Atlantic Seaway.)
11 February 1893: Cattle carrier Naronic leaves Liverpool on her 7th
round-trip to New York, with 74 people aboard, including 14 cattlemen.
After putting off her pilot, William Davis, at Port Lynas, she is never
seen again. Continued 4 March. (Sources: The New-York Times, 2, 3, 4, 7,
8, 9, 10, 13, 18 19 and 21 March 1893; Oldham's The Ismay Line;
Anderson's White Star.)
4 March 1893: Two of Naronic's lifeboats, both empty, are spotted by the
British steamer Coventry, drifting in the Atlantic. These are the only
verified traces of the ship that are ever found. (Sources: The New-York
Times, 21 March 1893; Oldham's The Ismay Line; Anderson's White Star.)
26 May 1892: Livestock carrier Naronic (yard number 251) is launched at
Harland & Wolff, Belfast. (Sources: Moss and Hume's Shipbuilders to the
World; Bonsor's North Atlantic Seaway.)
15 July 1892: Naronic leaves Liverpool at 3 p.m., on her maiden voyage
to New York. Under Capt. Thompson's command, and carrying cargo but no
passengers, she will arrive in New York on 24 July. (Sources: The
New-York Times, 16 and 25 July 1892; Anderson's White Star; Bonsor's
North Atlantic Seaway.)
11 February 1893: Cattle carrier Naronic leaves Liverpool on her 7th
round-trip to New York, with 74 people aboard, including 14 cattlemen.
After putting off her pilot, William Davis, at Port Lynas, she is never
seen again. Continued 4 March. (Sources: The New-York Times, 2, 3, 4, 7,
8, 9, 10, 13, 18 19 and 21 March 1893; Oldham's The Ismay Line;
Anderson's White Star.)
4 March 1893: Two of Naronic's lifeboats, both empty, are spotted by the
British steamer Coventry, drifting in the Atlantic. These are the only
verified traces of the ship that are ever found. (Sources: The New-York
Times, 21 March 1893; Oldham's The Ismay Line; Anderson's White Star.)