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The Norwegian Lady and the Wreck of the Dictator
The Norwegian Lady and the Wreck of the Dictator Author:William O. Foss The Norwegian bark Dictator grounded and sank in a storm off Virginia Beach in March 1891. The book describes the horror and suffering of those shipwrecked. the dramatic and painful rescue efforts, and describes how these events led to a long standing sister city relationship between Virginia Beach and Moss, Norway. homeport of the stricken vess... more »el. The city of Moss presented the Norwegian Lady statue to Virginia Beach as a gift for its citizens effort to rescue the shipwrecked Norwegians. The statue stands at the Virginia Beach oceanfront, near the scene of the Dictator shipwreck.« less