Andrea Gail

History
United States
Name	F/V Andrea Gail (final name) F/V Miss Penny (original name)
Owner	Sea Gale Corp., Gloucester, Massachusetts
Port of registry	United States
Route	Eastern Atlantic Ocean
Builder	Eastern Shipbuilding, Panama City, Florida
Launched	1977
Completed	1978
In service	1978
Out of service	October 28, 1991
Homeport	Gloucester, Massachusetts
Identification	592898
Fate	Lost at sea 1991 Perfect Storm
General characteristics
Type	Fishing vessel
Tonnage	92 tons
Length	72 feet (22 m)
Beam	20 feet (6.1 m)
Depth	9.8 feet (3.0 m)
Installed power	365 hp (272 kW)
Propulsion	Diesel marine engine (Caterpillar 3408 V8), single propeller. Additionally a Caterpillar 35 kW generator. Lister Petter 15 kW Generator
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)[1]
Crew	6
Notes	Sister ships: Hannah Boden, and F/V Lady Grace

F/V Andrea Gail was an American commercial fishing vessel that was lost at sea with all hands during the Perfect Storm of 1991. The vessel and her six-man crew had been fishing the North Atlantic Ocean out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Her last reported position was 180 mi (290 km) northeast of Sable Island on October 28, 1991. The story of Andrea Gail and her crew was the basis of the 1997 book The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger, and a 2000 film adaptation of the same name.