Back in October 2005, I ran a peice on the SS Hamonic with help/contributions from T.R. Anderson II.
I was going though some old post cards, when I came across this one of both sister ships. Both of these great ships of the Great Lakes met tragic endings with fires. The Noronic with a large loss of life in Toronto September 17, 1949
This tombstone in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto markes the tragedy.
There’s also a plaque about 25 meters West of the Toronto Islands ferry dock marking where the fire happened.
Thaks for that tip Shawn. Next time I’m down that way I’ll bring my camera.
LostLiners.com has an interesting article on the Norobnic fire at:
http://www.lostliners.com/Peril/noronic.html
I’m reading an older book right now on the Noronic, coincidentally. Like quite a few other famous nautical disasters, this one is no stranger to gross neglect on the crew’s part, both in terms of contributing to the disaster and in the poor response to it.
can any one tell me where the location of the ss.Noronic plaque in Mount Pleasant cemetery
I sailed on both ships. I was on the Hamonic when it burnt at Point Edward. I was lucky enough to sail only one year on the Noronic, I changed ships in 47,48.