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SS Southern Cross (1886)
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:SS_Southern_Cross,_Derwent_River,_1898.jpg) Southern Cross in the Derwent River, Tasmania, 1898
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| History | |
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 Norway | |
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| Owner |
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| Builder | Designed by Colin Archer, Larvik, Norway built by Ole Martin Olsen, Arendal, Norway |
| Launched | September 1886 |
| Fate | Lost at sea 1914 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 520 GRT |
| Length | 146 ft (45 m) |
| Sail plan | barque |
SS Southern Cross was a steam-powered sealing vessel that operated primarily in Norway and Newfoundland.
She was lost at sea returning from the seal hunt on March 31, 1914, killing all 174 men aboard in the same storm that killed 78 crewmen from the SS Newfoundland, a collective tragedy that became known as the "1914 Newfoundland Sealing Disaster".[1]
- ^ Higgins, Jenny. "1914 Sealing Disaster". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
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