SS Laura (1875)

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For other ships with the same name, see SS Laura.

Laura in Svendborg, 1886
History
NameRoll Call
OrderedNewcomb & Thomson[1]
BuilderJ Readhead & Co, South Shields[2]
Yard number117[1]
Launched29 November 1875[1][2]
FateAcquired by O Prior & Co. 1881 and renamed Ellen[1]
History
NameEllen
OwnerO Prior & Co.[2]
Port of registryCopenhagen, Denmark[2]
Acquired1881
History
NameLaura
OwnerDampskibsselskabet Laura[3][4]
Port of registrySvendborg, Denmark
Acquired1886
Identificationcode letters NSWH[3]
FateBeached 27 August 1941
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage
Length135.5 feet (41.3 m)[4]
Beam19.7 feet (6.0 m)[2]
Draught10.0 feet (3.0 m)[2]
Installed power40 horsepower (30 kW) steam engine[2]
PropulsionSingle screw[2]

SS Laura was an 1875-built steamship owned by

Peter Mærsk-Møller's son Arnold Peter Møller
.

History

1875 to 1881

Roll Call was built in 1875 by John Readhead & Sons in South Shields, UK.[2] Her iron hull was 135.9 feet (41.4 m) long, 19.7 feet (6.0 m) wide and had a draft of 10.0 feet (3.0 m). She was fitted with a 40-HP steam engine which powered a screw propeller.[2][4]

1881 to 1886

In 1881 the ship was acquired by O Prior & Co and renamed Ellen;[1] she was registered in Copenhagen with J Svendsen serving as captain.[2]

1886 to 1909

In 1886 the ship was acquired by Dampskibsselskabet Laura (Danish for "Laura Steamship Company") and captain

Mærsk.[5][6][7]

Peter Mærsk Møller attached a blue banner with a white seven pointed star to both sides of the funnel of Laura when his wife recovered from illness. In a letter to his wife, P.M. Møller explained in October 1886, "The little star on the chimney is a memory of the night when I prayed for you and asked for a sign: If a star would appear in the gray and cloudy sky, it would mean that the Lord answers prayers." The same star later became the emblem of the Maersk Group.[8]

1909 and beyond

In 1909 the ship was acquired by O Litzio of Catania and renamed Ignazio.[1] By 1918 the ship was registered to A&E Halfon of Benghazi, Libya, and called Adele.[1]

By World War II, Adele was under German control. On 27 August 1941, she was attacked and damaged by Soviet Navy motor torpedo boats and was beached to avoid sinking.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Roll Call". Tyne Built Ships. Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Lloyd's Register of British & Foreign Shipping. London. 1883. p. 273. Retrieved 10 May 2016 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ a b c Sjøfartens Bibliotek (PDF). Copenhagen. April 1887. p. 64. Retrieved 23 May 2016.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ a b c d Lloyd's Register of British & Foreign Shipping. London. 1889. p. 397. Retrieved 10 May 2016 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ a b c "Peter Mærsk Møller". www.maersk.com. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Peter Mærsk Møller, skibsreder i Svendborg" (in Danish). Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  7. Danmarks Radio
    , 30 June 2005
  8. ISBN 978-87-7063-054-2
    .
  9. ^ "Soviet Naval Battles-Baltic sea". Sovietempire.com. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
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