 Norma and Gladys |
 Norma & Gladys ashore in Baccalieu Tickle June 1981 (Photo donated by Cynthia Tucker Hogan) |
| Name of Vessel | NORMA & GLADYS |
| Type of Vessel | Motor |
| Owner Name(s) and Residence | Allan Tucker, St. Jones Within |
| Official Number(s) | 177023 |
| Year of Construction | 1945 |
| Place of Construction | Monroe, Trinity Bay |
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| Registered Tonnage | 93 |
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| Remarks | Sank 12 miles north of Cape St. Mary’s October 27, 1984. |
| Registry Closed |
The Norma and Gladys was built in 1945 by Captain Henry Stone, Trinity Bay to be used in the Labrador floater fishery. The schooner, one of the last to be built in Newfoundland, was constructed of local birch and measured 93 feet and displaced 133 tons. It was used in the floater fishery by Captain Charles Kean of Brookfield, Bonavista Bay until 1951. In 1973, it was acquired by the Newfoundland government to be used as a floating museum and sailed to provincial, American and European ports. Over 100,000 visitors came to see the ship at its many ports of call but, because of mounting expenses, the tour ended with the ship berthed in Grand Bank. It remained as a museum at Grand Bank until 1984, when it was purchased by Sail Labrador Ltd. to be used as a chartered tour boat. The schooner sank in Placentia Bay in 1984; the crew was forced to abandon ship after the ship took on water and its pumps failed.
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The Daily News, October 13, 1945 – Waterfront Directory, Daily Report of Vessels in Port – Norma & Gladys, Tucker, master, St. Jones Within.