Andrea Gail

History
United States
Name
  • F/V Andrea Gail (final name)
  • F/V Miss Penny (original name)
OwnerSea Gale Corp., Gloucester, Massachusetts
Port of registryUnited States
RouteEastern Atlantic Ocean
BuilderEastern Shipbuilding, Panama City, Florida
Launched1977
Completed1978
In service1978
Out of serviceOctober 28, 1991
HomeportGloucester, Massachusetts
Identification592898
FateLost at sea 1991 Perfect Storm
General characteristics
TypeFishing vessel
Tonnage92 tons
Length72 feet (22 m)
Beam20 feet (6.1 m)
Depth9.8 feet (3.0 m)
Installed power365 hp (272 kW)
PropulsionDiesel marine engine (Caterpillar 3408 V8), single propeller. Additionally a Caterpillar 35 kW generator. Lister Petter 15 kW Generator
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)[1]
Crew6
NotesSister 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.

  1. ^ Junger, Sebastian (1999). The Perfect Storm. p. 29. ISBN 0-06-097747-7.