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was some five miles (8.0 km) from the convoy and at times laboured to achieve four knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), making her vulnerable to attack by enemy U-boats and aircraft. The situation was made worse when, in the darkness, the convoy ahead came under brief air attack, followed by an
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Lifeboat had been launched and was on its way. Between 4 and 6 pm, that lifeboat made five attempts to get alongside, with a line, without success. After these attempts and with darkness setting in, Coxswain
Charles Johnson and his crew also reluctantly returned to Great Yarmouth after receiving
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and in the death of one of her crew. Coxswain Blogg had attempted to approach the stricken vessel and a wall of water hit the lifeboat on her port side which washed five of the lifeboat men, including the non-swimmer Blogg, overboard. The five men were hauled back on to the lifeboat but the
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opened up at the approaching aircraft, which released two bombs, which narrowly missed the ship. Two large pillars of white foam rose as high as her mast on the port side just yards from the ship. The bomber now swooped over the ship and into the darkness to prepare for another attack. HMS
662:. At around 1.45 am the crew felt a slight jolt followed by a more severe jolt. This flung the ship forward followed by loud grinding, crunching and scraping of metal. Then there was silence. The ship had run aground on Hammond Knoll.
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and had his revolutionary "Arcform" hull design to improve fuel consumption. Fifty ships were built to that design between 1933 and 1954. In 1936, she was sold to the Trader
Navigation Company Ltd as its first tramp vessel and renamed
589:-fired boilers, which were forced draught fed, required the booster fans to be precisely set. It was agreed that the ill-experienced new crew and the new chief engineer were unable to accomplish this. The captain was told by the
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reached the ship the gale was at full force. The remaining 44 crew of the stricken ship had taken refuge in the chart room, the highest and safest point on the ship. The Cromer lifeboat made two attempts to get a line to the
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without success. She was badly holed and some of the holds were filling with debris and so, after ten days of being stuck fast, drastic measures were taken to save the ship. This involved cutting the ship in two at her
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s troubles had begun. She had been running sluggishly, which had been noticed by the crew members from previous voyages. She was now a least a one-half mile (0.80 km) behind the bulk of the convoy and HMS
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signalman, Edward "Boy Primo" W Allen after being in the water for 25 minutes fell unconscious and died a short time later. At 3 pm, the Cromer lifeboat broke off the rescue attempt and made for
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By midnight all was quiet, but the ship was still labouring to rejoin the main part of the convoy. Between 1 am and 1.30 am on Sunday 26 October, she was struggling against a strong ebbing
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was stranded on the knoll with her crew powerless to do anything about her. As the first signs of daylight approached, the weather began to rapidly deteriorate, with the wind reaching
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this was close to her maximum speed with a crew who knew how to get the best from her, which the new crew did not. The convoy's route took it up the east coast of
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487:. The cargo contained a variety of export goods including farm tractors and other agricultural implements, umbrellas, pocket watches, whisky,
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1224:
1128:
491:, dresses and kitchenware. Stamped on the cases was "BRITAIN DELIVERS THE GOODS", in defiance of Germany's aggressive war against Britain.
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Triple expansion reciprocating steam engine (North East Marine
Engineering Company Limited, Newcastle upon Tyne) 357 hp (266 kW)
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orders from the Royal Navy. By 8 am the next morning, the Cromer
Lifeboat was back at the Sands. The sea had calmed considerably and the
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was enquiring for the reasons for the poor speed of the ship. The speculation from the more experienced crew members was that the
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John Elliot, William
Hickson the gun layer, two other gunners and the ship steward. On 24 October, in the early afternoon the
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lifeboat, though in the lee of the storm, could not be launched because of the turbulent waves crashing around the sandbank.
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section which was eventually scrapped. The process took nineteen days after which the undamaged after part was pulled
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was being unloaded. By 23 October, she had discharged her cargo and was taking aboard a mixed cargo bound for
684:. The ship's back had broken as it settled on the knoll and the sea started it relentless destruction of the
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had been signed on – of the crew of 47, only eight men had been on the previous voyage. This eight included
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1949:
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Jolly, Cyril "Henry Blogg, the
Greatest of the Lifeboatmen", Pub: Poppyland Publishing, new edition 2002,
242:
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was then left stuck upon the sands of
Hammond Knoll. Reports from the following day said that the
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546:. Convoy EC90 set off on its voyage in single file to start with, proceeding at a steady eight
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741:. By 11.35 that morning, the lifeboat had reached Hammond Knoll. By this time, three of the
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that if she could not regain her position in the convoy by nightfall she should make for
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The bronze bust of Henry Blogg on the cliff top in North Lodge Park in Cromer, Norfolk
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The first three years of the vessel's life were uneventful. On 23 January 1937, the
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was far too hazardous for shipping convoys at this stage of the war. By 3 pm, the
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without success. A further attempt at rescue resulted in a near disaster for the
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s crew had been swept off the foundering ship to their death. By the time the
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to and from the
British Isles. For two years she crossed the seas avoiding
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to form up in relative safety. Convoy EC90 was made up of 20 ocean-going
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sandbank and began to break up during a gale. Several rescue attempts by
435:. A contract was given to the Middle Docks & Engineering Company of
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attended and executed a hazardous rescue in darkness, saving 52 people.
196:
766:. Her crew had tried in vain for seven hours to rescue the crew of the
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with relative ease, taking them to the safety of Great
Yarmouth. The
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force. Ever increasing waves crashed around her decks, smashing the
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384:. All of the company's later vessels had the same "Trader" suffix.
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was launched. She was crewed by twelve men including the triple
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Two single-ended boilers with a working pressure of 220lb psi.
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had gone completely under the waves. Henry Blogg received a
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H F Bailey
Lifeboat (National Register of Historic Vessels)
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and two Royal Navy destroyers, one of which was the ageing
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Attempts were made to re-float the ship by four tugs and a
31:
SS English Trader ashore Checkstone Rock 4.30am 23 Jan 1937
770:
and were now exhausted. Meanwhile, the Great Yarmouth and
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and aircraft attacks. In October 1941, she was berthed in
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rescued 44 of the crew, three having already been lost.
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failed, but a further attempt the following day by the
1151:
RNLI and independent lifeboats and stations in Norfolk
431:-first into Dartmouth Harbour. Later she was moved to
404:
her steering gear failed and she ran aground close to
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was able to take the beleaguered crew of 44 from the
339:
of which she was a part, the ship ran aground on the
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was a British merchant ship wrecked off the coast of
654:, which in turn forced her dangerously close to the
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The ship was built in 1934 at the shipyards of the
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2812:World War II merchant ships of the United Kingdom
2470:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in October 1941
959:"LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS"
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8:
507:Grimstone and his three deck officers, the
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1851:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1937
643:Map showing the site of the wreck of the
2827:World War II shipwrecks in the North Sea
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499:Before her next voyage, a virtually new
439:to repair her. She was rebuilt from the
331:in October 1941. After falling behind a
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1083:The Ship-wrecks off North East Norfolk
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550:(15 km/h; 9.2 mph). For the
371:Company Ltd where she was then called
20:
252:362 ft 5 in (110.46 m)
109:
42:
7:
2837:Merchant ships of the United Kingdom
1067:Leach, Nicholas & Russell, Paul,
519:. By late afternoon she had reached
408:at the entrance to the harbour. The
306:(15–19 km/h; 9.2–11.5 mph)
224:Ran aground on Hammond Knoll on the
260:57 ft 5 in (17.50 m)
2822:Maritime incidents in October 1941
1627:The Manchester Unity of Oddfellows
1085:Pub: Ayer Tikus Publications, ISBN
268:23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
14:
1116:RNLI Henry Blogg Museum in Cromer
720:was alerted and asked to aid the
361:Furness Ship Building Company Ltd
276:357 hp (266 kW) nominal
88:Furness Ship Building Company Ltd
2807:Steamships of the United Kingdom
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2772:
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2420:
1071:, Pub: Tempus Publishing, 2004,
601:at one of the east coast ports.
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443:room forward in only 100 days.
1658:Manchester Unity of Oddfellows
1194:1901 Caister lifeboat disaster
1045:The Loss of the English Trader
1007:The loss of the English Trader
1:
459:carried thousands of tons of
143:Trader Navigation Company Ltd
71:Arctees Shipping Company Ltd.
1775:1880 Wells lifeboat disaster
1106:The Old Cromer Lifeboat Shed
812:Crew of the Cromer Lifeboat
475:where a cargo of sugar from
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2817:Maritime incidents in 1937
1069:Cromer Lifeboats 1804–2004
1034:. Spring 2024. p. 31.
872:William T (Captain) Davies
864:Edward W (Boy Primo) Allen
622:bomber. The gunner aboard
375:. She was designed by Sir
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2415:
2110:December (unknown date):
888:Sidney C (Kelly) Harrison
396:was in the waters of the
232:
37:
23:
1896:January (unknown date):
1226:Benjamin Bond Cabbell II
906:William H (Pimpo) Davies
635:Aground on Hammond Knoll
16:Merchant ship (1934–1941
1319:Ruby and Arthur Reed II
1101:Cromer Lifeboat Station
1030:. No. 647. Poole:
897:Henry T (Shrimp) Davies
718:Cromer Lifeboat Station
535:, two or three coastal
233:General characteristics
2631:Herta Engeline Fritzen
2187:March (unknown date):
848:Henry W (Swank) Davies
808:
713:
712:Signalman Edward Allen
705:
647:
558:and around the top of
451:From the start of the
400:coast. While entering
2832:Shipwrecks of Norfolk
1178:Charles Bonney George
1043:Jolly, Cyril (1981):
922:James R (Dick) Davies
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703:
642:
365:Haverton-Hill-on-Tees
1795:George William Manby
1444:Great Yarmouth &
1311:Ruby and Arthur Reed
1081:Tikus, Ayer (2004):
1009:, Chapter 1, Page 1
964:. Plimsoll Ship Data
840:John J (Jack) Davies
799:Cromer Lifeboat crew
527:was wide enough for
1650:Lions International
1619:Foresters Centenary
1350:Henry Thomas Davies
1026:"Double Jeopardy".
859:Assistant Mechanic
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489:Andrews Liver Salts
2180:President Coolidge
1731:Wells-next-the-Sea
1666:RNLB Susan Peacock
1576:Henry Ramey Upcher
880:John J Davies, jnr
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1674:RNLB Vera Skilton
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1187:Lifeboat disaster
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795:for this rescue.
793:RNLI Silver Medal
724:and the lifeboat
696:Lifeboat launched
609:By nightfall the
402:Dartmouth Harbour
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453:Second World War
447:Second World War
406:Dartmouth Castle
377:Joseph Isherwood
367:for the Arctees
337:Second World War
329:Norfolk, England
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1345:Henry Blogg
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968:30 December
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593:aboard the
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335:during the
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2796:Categories
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2477:Shipwrecks
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2332:Cap Arcona
2261:Noemijulia
1952:Sanderling
1858:Shipwrecks
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1271:H F Bailey
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932:References
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727:H F Bailey
533:freighters
417:Royal Navy
281:Propulsion
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1972:USS
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1900:Stribling
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1889:Roosevelt
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772:Gorleston
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2527:SS
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2374:Incident
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2241:incident
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2000:Hai Yung
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1297:(ON 840)
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883:Crewman
736:coxswain
734:holding
680:and its
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560:Scotland
537:steamers
369:Shipping
164:Homeport
148:Acquired
94:Launched
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2642:Cossack
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2308:Diamond
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2049:25 Oct
2029:7 Oct:
2022:Chao Ho
2019:28 Sep
1994:Hai Chi
1991:11 Aug
1981:9 Aug:
1974:Anthony
1941:Jaime I
1866:1 Jan:
1684:(B-756)
1676:(B-705)
1668:(B-700)
1652:(B-539)
1569:Augusta
1478:Hopelyn
1395:Georgia
1388:Gallois
1158:Caister
875:Bowman
682:derrick
599:harbour
556:England
529:convoys
505:Captain
481:Mombasa
465:U-boats
388:Service
373:Arctees
238:Tonnage
84:Builder
76:Ordered
62:Arctees
38:History
2651:V 309
2615:Latona
2190:Ohioan
2113:Ohioan
2032:Muriel
2011:Tarpon
1984:Nereus
1931:España
1921:Torrid
1910:Loukia
1907:4 Mar:
1879:Volgas
1596:Duncan
1327:Lester
1208:Cromer
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1013:
688:. The
629:Vesper
595:Vesper
576:Vesper
543:Vesper
517:Thames
441:boiler
333:convoy
249:Length
241:3,953
181:163446
167:London
2681:Kalev
2573:U-204
2498:U-111
2399:Murre
2372:Panay
2362:Birka
2150:Felce
2123:Haida
2103:Saros
2093:Panay
1643:B-536
962:(PDF)
825:Rank
822:Name
746:'
583:'
571:'
548:knots
485:Kenya
469:mines
461:cargo
429:stern
398:Devon
304:knots
302:8–10
299:Speed
265:Depth
228:Coast
140:Owner
68:Owner
2766:1942
2758:1941
2750:1940
2726:I-66
2714:Gnat
2592:RFA
2555:HMS
2488:I-61
2431:1938
2418:1936
2042:Argo
1739:RNLI
1586:RNLI
1073:ISBN
1059:ISBN
1049:ISBN
1032:RNLI
1011:ISBN
970:2008
690:port
671:gale
665:The
652:tide
587:coal
509:mate
501:crew
477:Cuba
455:the
320:The
311:Crew
257:Beam
221:Fate
151:1936
129:Name
105:1934
79:1933
57:Name
2720:I-7
2220:I-3
1367:Alf
658:of
425:bow
363:at
322:SS
243:GRT
177:UK
132:SS
60:SS
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2717:,
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2628:,
2570:,
2543:,
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2386:,
2318:,
2311:,
2304:,
2223:,
2126:,
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