On Nov. 8, 1914 the Norfolk caught fire off the coast of Australia. She was owned by the Federal Steam Navigation Company of London and measured 421' by 54' registered at 5,310 tons. She was en route from Melbourne to Sydney when the fire broke out, soon it was uncontrollable and her captain decided to ground her to avoid sinking and to avoid any loss of life. She came aground on Ninety Mile Beach near Victoria and stayed there until a storm broke her in half.