Owner Laird Line Ltd. Tonnage 1,493 GRT Length 86 m | Yard number 467 Launched 1909 | |
Builder D. & W. Henderson & Co. Ltd. Identification Official number 128288 Fate Sunk in collision 8 October 1921 | ||
Wreck of ss rowan off scotland
SS Rowan was a British passenger ship which was sunk off the west coast of Scotland on 8 October 1921.
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Sinking
On 8 October 1921, the American steamer West Camak rammed Rowan from astern in fog in the North Channel. Her passengers were mustered on deck. The British steamer Clan Malcolm then rammed her from starboard and cut her in two. Rowan sank with the loss of 22 of the 97 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Clan Malcolm, West Camak, and the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Wrestler.
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