Historedia
Person

Captain of Emblem

Events
1
Episodes
5
Years
1893

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Captain of Emblem, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. White Star liner SS Naronic sinks without a trace in the Atlantic

    1893

    Role: Unnamed witness (captain of the Norwegian ship Emblem)

    1. February 1893 · Atlantic OceanDisappearance in Storms

      The ship went missing during an east-west crossing of the Atlantic in February 1893, amidst strong storms that slowed other vessels.

    2. 11 February 1893 · LiverpoolDeparture from Liverpool

      Naronic left Liverpool on 11 February 1893 with sixty crew members, including officers and mechanics who had served since her entry into service.

    3. 19 February 1893 (conditional on bottle messages' legitimacy) · North AtlanticBottle messages suggesting iceberg collision

      Letters found in bottles suggested a collision with an iceberg, consistent with reports of ice in the North Atlantic in February 1893.

    4. June 1893 · St George's Hall, LiverpoolBoard of Trade Inquiry

      A commission of inquiry was convened in June 1893 at St George's Hall, Liverpool, after hopes of recovering the ship vanished.

    5. July 1893 · North AtlanticLifeboat Sighting

      The captain of the Norwegian ship Emblem reported spotting a lifeboat from Naronic floating upside down and covered with barnacles in July.

Sources

  1. SS Naronic Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14