| History | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Laird Line Ltd. |
| Builder | D. & W. Henderson & Co. Ltd. |
| Yard number | 467 |
| Launched | 23 April 1909 |
| Identification | Official number: 128288 |
| Fate | Sunk in collision 9 October 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,493 GRT |
| Length | 85.6 m (281 ft) |
| Beam | 11.6 m (38 ft) |
| Draft | 4.9 m (16 ft) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | Single screw |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
SSRowan was a Britishpassengersteamer of the Laird Line which was sunk offCorsewall Point on the west coast of Scotland on 9 October 1921.
Rowan leftClydebank forDerry, in Ireland, early in the afternoon on 8 October 1921, by arrangement waiting atGreenock to take on the members of theSouthern Syncopated Orchestra, a jazz band who had been performing inGlasgow.[1][2] At approximately 12.15AM, in dense fog,Rowan was following the coast of Scotland southwards when she was rammed in the stern by the northward-bound American steamerWest Camak in theNorth Channel. The passengers were mustered on deck and had put on lifejackets, when the British steamerClan Malcolm, coming to the rescue, rammed her fromstarboard and cut her in two.Rowan sank within two minutes with the loss of 22 of the 97 people on board, including eight members of the jazz ensemble. Survivors were rescued byClan Malcolm,West Camak, and theRoyal NavydestroyerHMS Wrestler.[1][2][3][4][5]
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