SS Tempest
| History | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Anchor Line |
| Port of registry | Glasgow  United Kingdom |
| Builder | Sandeman & McLaurin |
| Launched | 21 December 1854 |
| Fate | Vanished c. February 1857 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 866 GRT |
| Length | 214 ft (65 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draft | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion | 150 hp (110 kW) Steam engines |
SS Tempest was the first ship of the Anchor Line belonging to Scottish brothers Nicol and Robert Handyside and Captain Thomas Henderson.[1][2] The 214-foot (65 m), 866-ton ship was built as a sail-ship by Sandeman & McLaurin of Glasgow and launched on 21 December 1854.[3] On 3 April 1855 Henderson began a maiden voyage from Glasgow to Bombay.
The Anchor Line decided to begin transatlantic service between Glasgow and New York City with Tempest. She was converted to a screw steamship with the fitting, by Randolf and Elder, of 150 horsepower (110 kW) engines in 1856. Her first passage left Glasgow on 11 October 1856; sailing from New York on 19 November, she returned to Glasgow after a 28-day crossing.
Her second journey departed Glasgow 27 December, mastered by Capt James Morris, with cargo and 50 passengers. She arrived in New York on 1 February. She sailed eastward on 13 February 1857 with crew, cargo and one passenger aboard.[4] She vanished without a trace.[1][5] Her fate remains an unsolved mystery to this day along with the 150 people that were on board.[6][7]
Two other ships of the Anchor Line disappeared at sea; United Kingdom in 1869 and Ismailia in 1873.[8]
References
- ^ a b Flayhart, William H. (2000). The American Line (1871-1902). W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 16, 17. ISBN 9780393047103.
- ^ "The Story of the Anchor Line Part One: 1855 - 1869 - The Early Struggles". Clyde-built Ship Database. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011.
- ^ "Tempest (25654)". Scottish Built Ships database. Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "S/S Tempest, Anchor Line". Norway Heritage. Retrieved 21 July 2013. Nb. Some sources claim 150 passengers.
- ^ "The Anchor Line". The Ships List. 30 September 2010. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008.
- ^ Lossing, Benson John; Wilson, Woodrow (1905). Harper's encyclopaedia of United States history from 458 A. D. to 1909. p. 449. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "SS Tempest (+1857)". Wrecksite.EU. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ Knox, Thomas Wallace (1886). The life of Robert Fulton and a history of steam navigation. G.P. Putnam's Sons. p. 398.
External links
Davis, C. L., Esq. (5 February 2005) [1900]. "Never Heard Of. Mysteries of the Atlantic Ferry". The Ships List. Archived from the original on 12 March 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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