NOMADIC tender
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 4:01 am
This stamp shows a tender alongside the TITANIC. On her maiden voyage TITANIC had two stops before sailing across the Atlantic - Cherbourg and Queenstown
The Queenstown tenders were small and appeared to be paddlers. The White Star Line had two dedicated tenders at Cherbourg for use with their new liners – the TRAFFIC and NOMADIC.
The vessel shown alongside the TITANIC is the NOMADIC. The TRAFFIC was smaller and had an exposed passenger deck whereas NOMADIC’s was fully enclosed as shown on the stamp.
SS NOMADIC is a steamship of the White Star Line, launched on 25 April 1911 in Belfast. Built as a tender to RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic, she is now the last surviving White Star Line vessel in the world. For operating and crewing purposes registered in the name of August Laniece, with homeport Cherbourg.
NOMADIC was commissioned by the White Star Line in 1910, to tender for their new ocean liners RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic, which were too large to dock in Cherbourg harbour. She ferried passengers, their baggage, mail and ship's supplies to and from large ocean liners moored off-shore. NOMADIC was commissioned to transfer 1st and 2nd class passengers while her sister ship SS Traffic was similarly commissioned to transfer 3rd class passengers.
The keel of NOMADIC was laid down in the Harland and Wolff shipyards, Belfast in 1910 (yard number 422). She was built on slipway No1 alongside RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic, which were constructed on slipways 2&3 respectively. She was launched on 25 April 1911 and delivered to the White Star Line on the 27 May, following sea trials.
The ship is 67 metres (220 ft) long and 11.3 meters (37 ft) wide, with a gross registered tonnage of 1,273 tons. She had two coal fired boilers with twin four-cylinder compound steam engines, 52 nhp, and two three-bladed screws, which could propel her to a maximum speed of 12 knots.
NOMADIC is of steel construction, with steel frames, beams, bulkheads and riveted hull plating. She had four working decks with various hold spaces beneath. She could carry up to 1,000 passengers when fully loaded.
Passenger accommodation consisted of lower and upper deck passenger lounges and open deck areas on the bridge and flying bridge decks. The vessel was divided into first and second class passenger areas, with first class passengers enjoying the fore areas of the ship. A small area in the aft end of the lower deck was assigned for overspill of third-class passengers from SS Traffic.
Internally, NOMADIC was fitted out to a similar standard as the liners she was built to serve - Olympic and Titanic. As such, she had more luxuries than most tenders of her day, with cushioned benches, tables, brass water fountains, gender-specific bathrooms and a buffet. She contained ornate decorative joinery and plasterwork, particularly in the first class lounges of the ship.
She was built in the United Kingdom but as she was operated in French coastal waters by a French crew, she had a number of peculiarities, such as imperial and metric draft marks on opposing sides of the hull. NOMADIC arrived in Cherbourg on 3 June 1911 to begin her tendering duties for the White Star Line.
At 5:00 pm on 10 April 1912 passengers started to embark on the TRAFFIC and NOMADIC. At 6:30 pm TITANIC dropped anchor at Cherbourg and 22 passengers disembarked. A further 274 passengers boarded the TITANIC via the tenders. The NOMADIC transferred the 172 passengers travelling first and second class and TRAFFIC ferried the remainder who had booked third class. By 8:00 pm all the passengers were aboard and the tenders returned to shore. TITANIC then set sail for Queenstown in Ireland, her next port of call, and then proceeded on to her destiny.
During World War I, NOMADIC was requisitioned by the French government and she saw service carrying American troops to and from the harbour in Brest (France). After the war, she returned to her tendering duties, but in 1927 she was sold and continued to tender under the ownership of the Compagnie Cherbourgeoise de Transbordement, Cherbourg.
Following the 1934 merger of White Star and Cunard Lines and the opening of the enlarged port at Cherbourg, NOMADIC ceased her tendering duties. She was sold to the Société Cherbourgeoise de Suavetage et de Remorquage (SCSR or Cherbourg Tow & Rescue Society) and re-named INGENIEUR MINARD.
During World War II, INGENIEUR MINARD again saw service; on 18 June 1940 she took part in the evacuation of Cherbourg. She was subsequently requisitioned by the Royal Navy and based in Portsmouth harbour, she operated as a troop ship, coastal patrol vessel and minelayer for the remainder of the war.
During the war, Cherbourg port was heavily damaged, so large ocean liners could no longer dock there. INGENIEUR MINARD was saved from scrap and again returned to tendering duties for the SCSR from Cherbourg. She served the great ocean liners of the day, such as Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth. She finally retired from these duties on 4 November 1968.
INGENIEUR MINARD lay idle for 5 years but was subsequently bought by a private individual, Yvon Vincent, saving her from scrap once again. She was extensively converted into a floating restaurant and function vessel, and in October 1974 was relocated to the Seine in Paris. By 1999, the business was in financial difficulties and INGENIEUR MINARD was seized by the Paris harbour authorities in 2002. The authorities removed some of INGENIEUR MINARD's superstructure in order to tow her below the Seine's bridges. On 1 April 2003 she was towed out of Paris to Le Havre.
Following Vincent’s death in March 2005, the authorities sought to dispose of the vessel and attempted to find a buyer for INGENIEUR MINARD , if no buyer was found, she risked being sold for scrap value. On learning of her fate, heritage and maritime enthusiasts (including the French Titanic Society, Belfast Industrial Heritage, Belfast Titanic Society and the Save Nomadic appeal began campaigns to raise funds to buy the vessel. These campaigns were well supported by the public, particularly in Northern Ireland, but were unable to raise sufficient funds to meet INGENIEUR MINARD's reserve price.
The campaigns however gained political and governmental support, and on 26 January 2006, the Northern Ireland government Department for Social Development bought the vessel at auction for €250,001 (the reserve price being €250,000).
Under the name SS NOMADIC she left Le Havre to return to Belfast on 12 July 2006, and arrived close to where she was built on 18 July 2006. The vessel was welcomed back by the Department for Social Development Minister, David Hanson MP and the Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Belfast, Councillor Ruth Patterson and a number of well wishers. NOMADIC arrived "piggy backed" on a marine transportation barge, which had been contracted by the Department.
The Northern Ireland Department for Social Development set up a voluntary charitable trust in December 2006, to take ownership of the vessel and oversee her conservation and restoration. The Trust consists of 12 trustees including historians, maritime experts and enthusiasts.
The stated aim of the Trust is: To restore the SS NOMADIC and to make her accessible to the public, to ensure she can play a key role in the ongoing celebration of the Titanic, ensure a lasting legacy to celebrate our maritime and industrial heritage and as a catalyst for tourism, social and economic development.
On appointment, the NOMADIC Charitable Trust began essential maintenance works, fund raising and preparation for the planned restoration.
A study by Belfast City Council estimated the cost of restoring NOMADIC at £7 million. The Trust has subsequently secured funding in excess of £6.5 million, major benefactors include the UK Heritage Lottery fund, EU Peace III fund, Northern Ireland Tourist Board, Belfast City Council and Ulster Garden Villages.
In August 2008, NOMADIC was considered by National Historic Ships and was entered into the National Register for Historic Vessels under core collection status. This recognises NOMADIC's historic significance as the register includes just a small list of vessels, such as the world famous CUTTY SARK, MARY ROSE and Royal Yacht BRITANNIA.
In August 2009, NOMADIC was relocated to the Hamilton Graving dock, on Queen's Road, Belfast. This dry dock, itself a piece of maritime heritage, was partly refurbished in a joint partnership between the Belfast Harbour Commission and Titanic Quarter Ltd. The dock is believed to be where NOMADIC was originally fitted out and has now been leased as a permanent location for NOMADIC.
By late 2009, the Trust had sufficient funding to begin major conservation and restoration works. In February 2010, major works commenced with external blasting and priming of the steel hull, preventing further deterioration of the steelwork.
In February 2011, Harland and Wolff were appointed by the Trust to undertake steelwork restoration and repair, rekindling a 100-year link with the ship's original builders. The value of the contract was £2 million and included re-creation of the missing bridge and flying bridge decks, hull repairs and painting of the vessel in her original White Star Line livery. These works were completed in February 2012.
The final phase of restoration works includes conservation and restoration of the luxurious interior, including plaster panelling and ornate joinery. Original timber panelling from NOMADIC was purchased from a French museum by the NOMADIC Preservation Society, using funds raised during the Save NOMADIC campaign. The panelling has since been donated to the NOMADIC Charitable Trust, for sympathetic restoration and reinstatement back on board the vessel. This phase of works also includes restoration works to the historic Hamilton Graving Dock and pumphouse, converting the dock area and ship into a tourist attraction. These works are forecast to be completed by November 2012.
Name: SS NOMADIC
Operator: White Star Line , register owner August Laniece, Cherbourg.
Port of registry: Cherbourg, France
Builder: Harland and Wolff
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Laid down: 22 December 1910
Launched: 25 April 1911
Acquired: 27 May 1911
Maiden voyage: 31 May 1911
Notes: Sea trials 16 May 1911
Career (France)
Name: SS Nomadic
Operator: Compagnie Cherbourgeoise de Transbordement
Port of registry: Cherbourg, France
Acquired: 1927
Out of service: 1969
Renamed: INGENIEUR MINARD.
Career (United Kingdom)
Name: SS NOMADIC
Operator: SS Nomadic Charitable Trust Ltd.
Port of registry: Cherbourg, France
Acquired: 2006
In service: 2012
Status: Museum ship, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Toga 2011 950f sg ?, scott?
Sources: Wikipedia;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sweenster/6913823738/
http://www.abratis.de/sources/pictures/NOMADIC.html
http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/NOMADIC.html
http://www.thegreatoceanliners.com/nomadic&traffic.html
Peter Crichton
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The Queenstown tenders were small and appeared to be paddlers. The White Star Line had two dedicated tenders at Cherbourg for use with their new liners – the TRAFFIC and NOMADIC.
The vessel shown alongside the TITANIC is the NOMADIC. The TRAFFIC was smaller and had an exposed passenger deck whereas NOMADIC’s was fully enclosed as shown on the stamp.
SS NOMADIC is a steamship of the White Star Line, launched on 25 April 1911 in Belfast. Built as a tender to RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic, she is now the last surviving White Star Line vessel in the world. For operating and crewing purposes registered in the name of August Laniece, with homeport Cherbourg.
NOMADIC was commissioned by the White Star Line in 1910, to tender for their new ocean liners RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic, which were too large to dock in Cherbourg harbour. She ferried passengers, their baggage, mail and ship's supplies to and from large ocean liners moored off-shore. NOMADIC was commissioned to transfer 1st and 2nd class passengers while her sister ship SS Traffic was similarly commissioned to transfer 3rd class passengers.
The keel of NOMADIC was laid down in the Harland and Wolff shipyards, Belfast in 1910 (yard number 422). She was built on slipway No1 alongside RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic, which were constructed on slipways 2&3 respectively. She was launched on 25 April 1911 and delivered to the White Star Line on the 27 May, following sea trials.
The ship is 67 metres (220 ft) long and 11.3 meters (37 ft) wide, with a gross registered tonnage of 1,273 tons. She had two coal fired boilers with twin four-cylinder compound steam engines, 52 nhp, and two three-bladed screws, which could propel her to a maximum speed of 12 knots.
NOMADIC is of steel construction, with steel frames, beams, bulkheads and riveted hull plating. She had four working decks with various hold spaces beneath. She could carry up to 1,000 passengers when fully loaded.
Passenger accommodation consisted of lower and upper deck passenger lounges and open deck areas on the bridge and flying bridge decks. The vessel was divided into first and second class passenger areas, with first class passengers enjoying the fore areas of the ship. A small area in the aft end of the lower deck was assigned for overspill of third-class passengers from SS Traffic.
Internally, NOMADIC was fitted out to a similar standard as the liners she was built to serve - Olympic and Titanic. As such, she had more luxuries than most tenders of her day, with cushioned benches, tables, brass water fountains, gender-specific bathrooms and a buffet. She contained ornate decorative joinery and plasterwork, particularly in the first class lounges of the ship.
She was built in the United Kingdom but as she was operated in French coastal waters by a French crew, she had a number of peculiarities, such as imperial and metric draft marks on opposing sides of the hull. NOMADIC arrived in Cherbourg on 3 June 1911 to begin her tendering duties for the White Star Line.
At 5:00 pm on 10 April 1912 passengers started to embark on the TRAFFIC and NOMADIC. At 6:30 pm TITANIC dropped anchor at Cherbourg and 22 passengers disembarked. A further 274 passengers boarded the TITANIC via the tenders. The NOMADIC transferred the 172 passengers travelling first and second class and TRAFFIC ferried the remainder who had booked third class. By 8:00 pm all the passengers were aboard and the tenders returned to shore. TITANIC then set sail for Queenstown in Ireland, her next port of call, and then proceeded on to her destiny.
During World War I, NOMADIC was requisitioned by the French government and she saw service carrying American troops to and from the harbour in Brest (France). After the war, she returned to her tendering duties, but in 1927 she was sold and continued to tender under the ownership of the Compagnie Cherbourgeoise de Transbordement, Cherbourg.
Following the 1934 merger of White Star and Cunard Lines and the opening of the enlarged port at Cherbourg, NOMADIC ceased her tendering duties. She was sold to the Société Cherbourgeoise de Suavetage et de Remorquage (SCSR or Cherbourg Tow & Rescue Society) and re-named INGENIEUR MINARD.
During World War II, INGENIEUR MINARD again saw service; on 18 June 1940 she took part in the evacuation of Cherbourg. She was subsequently requisitioned by the Royal Navy and based in Portsmouth harbour, she operated as a troop ship, coastal patrol vessel and minelayer for the remainder of the war.
During the war, Cherbourg port was heavily damaged, so large ocean liners could no longer dock there. INGENIEUR MINARD was saved from scrap and again returned to tendering duties for the SCSR from Cherbourg. She served the great ocean liners of the day, such as Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth. She finally retired from these duties on 4 November 1968.
INGENIEUR MINARD lay idle for 5 years but was subsequently bought by a private individual, Yvon Vincent, saving her from scrap once again. She was extensively converted into a floating restaurant and function vessel, and in October 1974 was relocated to the Seine in Paris. By 1999, the business was in financial difficulties and INGENIEUR MINARD was seized by the Paris harbour authorities in 2002. The authorities removed some of INGENIEUR MINARD's superstructure in order to tow her below the Seine's bridges. On 1 April 2003 she was towed out of Paris to Le Havre.
Following Vincent’s death in March 2005, the authorities sought to dispose of the vessel and attempted to find a buyer for INGENIEUR MINARD , if no buyer was found, she risked being sold for scrap value. On learning of her fate, heritage and maritime enthusiasts (including the French Titanic Society, Belfast Industrial Heritage, Belfast Titanic Society and the Save Nomadic appeal began campaigns to raise funds to buy the vessel. These campaigns were well supported by the public, particularly in Northern Ireland, but were unable to raise sufficient funds to meet INGENIEUR MINARD's reserve price.
The campaigns however gained political and governmental support, and on 26 January 2006, the Northern Ireland government Department for Social Development bought the vessel at auction for €250,001 (the reserve price being €250,000).
Under the name SS NOMADIC she left Le Havre to return to Belfast on 12 July 2006, and arrived close to where she was built on 18 July 2006. The vessel was welcomed back by the Department for Social Development Minister, David Hanson MP and the Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Belfast, Councillor Ruth Patterson and a number of well wishers. NOMADIC arrived "piggy backed" on a marine transportation barge, which had been contracted by the Department.
The Northern Ireland Department for Social Development set up a voluntary charitable trust in December 2006, to take ownership of the vessel and oversee her conservation and restoration. The Trust consists of 12 trustees including historians, maritime experts and enthusiasts.
The stated aim of the Trust is: To restore the SS NOMADIC and to make her accessible to the public, to ensure she can play a key role in the ongoing celebration of the Titanic, ensure a lasting legacy to celebrate our maritime and industrial heritage and as a catalyst for tourism, social and economic development.
On appointment, the NOMADIC Charitable Trust began essential maintenance works, fund raising and preparation for the planned restoration.
A study by Belfast City Council estimated the cost of restoring NOMADIC at £7 million. The Trust has subsequently secured funding in excess of £6.5 million, major benefactors include the UK Heritage Lottery fund, EU Peace III fund, Northern Ireland Tourist Board, Belfast City Council and Ulster Garden Villages.
In August 2008, NOMADIC was considered by National Historic Ships and was entered into the National Register for Historic Vessels under core collection status. This recognises NOMADIC's historic significance as the register includes just a small list of vessels, such as the world famous CUTTY SARK, MARY ROSE and Royal Yacht BRITANNIA.
In August 2009, NOMADIC was relocated to the Hamilton Graving dock, on Queen's Road, Belfast. This dry dock, itself a piece of maritime heritage, was partly refurbished in a joint partnership between the Belfast Harbour Commission and Titanic Quarter Ltd. The dock is believed to be where NOMADIC was originally fitted out and has now been leased as a permanent location for NOMADIC.
By late 2009, the Trust had sufficient funding to begin major conservation and restoration works. In February 2010, major works commenced with external blasting and priming of the steel hull, preventing further deterioration of the steelwork.
In February 2011, Harland and Wolff were appointed by the Trust to undertake steelwork restoration and repair, rekindling a 100-year link with the ship's original builders. The value of the contract was £2 million and included re-creation of the missing bridge and flying bridge decks, hull repairs and painting of the vessel in her original White Star Line livery. These works were completed in February 2012.
The final phase of restoration works includes conservation and restoration of the luxurious interior, including plaster panelling and ornate joinery. Original timber panelling from NOMADIC was purchased from a French museum by the NOMADIC Preservation Society, using funds raised during the Save NOMADIC campaign. The panelling has since been donated to the NOMADIC Charitable Trust, for sympathetic restoration and reinstatement back on board the vessel. This phase of works also includes restoration works to the historic Hamilton Graving Dock and pumphouse, converting the dock area and ship into a tourist attraction. These works are forecast to be completed by November 2012.
Name: SS NOMADIC
Operator: White Star Line , register owner August Laniece, Cherbourg.
Port of registry: Cherbourg, France
Builder: Harland and Wolff
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Laid down: 22 December 1910
Launched: 25 April 1911
Acquired: 27 May 1911
Maiden voyage: 31 May 1911
Notes: Sea trials 16 May 1911
Career (France)
Name: SS Nomadic
Operator: Compagnie Cherbourgeoise de Transbordement
Port of registry: Cherbourg, France
Acquired: 1927
Out of service: 1969
Renamed: INGENIEUR MINARD.
Career (United Kingdom)
Name: SS NOMADIC
Operator: SS Nomadic Charitable Trust Ltd.
Port of registry: Cherbourg, France
Acquired: 2006
In service: 2012
Status: Museum ship, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Toga 2011 950f sg ?, scott?
Sources: Wikipedia;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sweenster/6913823738/
http://www.abratis.de/sources/pictures/NOMADIC.html
http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/NOMADIC.html
http://www.thegreatoceanliners.com/nomadic&traffic.html
Peter Crichton
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