Drawing of Loch Earn in 1873.
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History | |
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Name | Loch Earn |
Owner | Loch Line |
Builder | Lawrie J. G. & Co. |
Yard number | 40 |
Launched | 23 August 1869 |
Completed | 1869 |
Acquired | 1869 |
In service | 15 December 1869 |
Out of service | 28 November 1873 |
Identification | Official number: 60470 |
Fate | Sank after a collision on 28 November 1873. |
General characteristics | |
Type | Full-rigged ship |
Tonnage | 1,200 GRT |
Length | 68.9 m (226 ft 1 in) |
Beam | 10.9 m (35 ft 9 in) |
Depth | 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) |
Decks | 1 |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Notes | 3 masts |
Loch Earn was a British three-masted full-rigged ship that was on a voyage from London, England to New York City, United States when she collided with SS Ville du Havre in the Atlantic Ocean (47°21′N 35°31′W / 47.350°N 35.517°W) on 22 November 1873. Ville du Havre sank with the loss of 226 of her 313 passengers and crew, while heavily damaged Loch Earn remained afloat before finally sinking after being abandoned by her crew on 28 November 1873 with no loss of life.[1]