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Added details using 2 BBC articles, the Times article of which I can see the opening in a centenary republication, NYT article headline (solidly paywalled). Corrected sinking date; sources all have it after midnight on the 9th. This edit intended to improve the encyclopaedia is not an endorsement of the WMF.
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'''SS ''Rowan''''' was a British [[Passenger ship|passenger]] [[Steamship|steamer]] of the Laird Line which was sunk off the west coast of Scotland on 9 October 1921.
'''SS ''Rowan''''' was a British [[Passenger ship|passenger]] [[Steamship|steamer]] of the Laird Line which was sunk off [[Corsewall Point]] on the west coast of Scotland on 9 October 1921.


==Sinking==
==Sinking==
''Rowan'' left [[Clydebank]] for [[Derry]], in Ireland, early in the afternoon on 8 October 1921, by arrangement waiting at [[Greenock]] to take on the members of the [[Southern Syncopated Orchestra]], a jazz band who had been performing in [[Glasgow]].<ref name=BBC>{{cite news |first=Giancarlo |last=Rinaldi |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-58803686 |title=SS Rowan sinking: The disaster that rocked jazz music |publisher=[[BBC News]] Scotland |date=9 October 2021 }}</ref><ref name=Times>{{cite news |title=Disaster at sea. Many lives lost |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=9 October 1921 |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/disaster-at-sea-many-lives-lost-qsqc29hqg |page=10 }}</ref> 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 steamer {{SS|West Camak||2}} in the [[North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland)|North Channel]]. The passengers were mustered on deck and had put on lifejackets, when the British steamer {{SS|Clan Malcolm|1916|2}}, coming to the rescue, rammed her from [[Port and starboard|starboard]] 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 by ''Clan Malcolm'', ''West Camak'', and the [[Royal Navy]] [[destroyer]] {{HMS|Wrestler|1918|6}}.<ref name=BBC/><ref name=Times/><ref>{{cite book|first=Brian|last=Patton|year=2007|title=Irish Sea Shipping|pages=178–84|publisher=Silver Link Publications|location=Kettering|isbn=978-1-85794-271-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1921/10/10/archives/ship-sinks-in-crash-hit-by-two-others-16-persons-missing-rowan-of.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |title=Ship Sinks In Crash, Hit By Two Others; 16 Persons Missing; Rowan of Laird Line in Collision Off Scotland With American Steamer West Camak. Rammed By Rescue Vessel. Disabled Craft Goes Down When Liner Clan Malcolm Strikes Her in Fog. 77 Of 93 Aboard Saved. Members of American 'Syncopated Orchestra' Among Passengers--Its Leader a Hero |date=10 October 1921 |page=1 |url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2006/10/09/orchestra_feature.shtml |title=History features: London's jazz legends |publisher=BBC News London |date=15 May 2008 |orig-year=10 October 2006 }}</ref>
''Rowan'' left [[Clydebank]] for [[Derry]], in Ireland, early in the afternoon on 8 October 1921, by arrangement waiting at [[Greenock]] to take on the members of the [[Southern Syncopated Orchestra]], a jazz band who had been performing in [[Glasgow]].<ref name=BBC>{{cite news |first=Giancarlo |last=Rinaldi |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-58803686 |title=SS Rowan sinking: The disaster that rocked jazz music |publisher=[[BBC News]] Scotland |date=9 October 2021 }}</ref><ref name=Times>{{cite news |title=Disaster at sea. Many lives lost |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=9 October 1921 |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/disaster-at-sea-many-lives-lost-qsqc29hqg |page=10 }}</ref> 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 steamer {{SS|West Camak||2}} in the [[North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland)|North Channel]]. The passengers were mustered on deck and had put on lifejackets, when the British steamer {{SS|Clan Malcolm|1916|2}}, coming to the rescue, rammed her from [[Port and starboard|starboard]] 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 by ''Clan Malcolm'', ''West Camak'', and the [[Royal Navy]] [[destroyer]] {{HMS|Wrestler|1918|6}}.<ref name=BBC/><ref name=Times/><ref>{{cite book|first=Brian|last=Patton|year=2007|title=Irish Sea Shipping|pages=178–84|publisher=Silver Link Publications|location=Kettering|isbn=978-1-85794-271-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1921/10/10/archives/ship-sinks-in-crash-hit-by-two-others-16-persons-missing-rowan-of.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |title=Ship Sinks In Crash, Hit By Two Others; 16 Persons Missing; Rowan of Laird Line in Collision Off Scotland With American Steamer West Camak. Rammed By Rescue Vessel. Disabled Craft Goes Down When Liner Clan Malcolm Strikes Her in Fog. 77 Of 93 Aboard Saved. Members of American 'Syncopated Orchestra' Among Passengers--Its Leader a Hero |date=10 October 1921 |page=1 |url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2006/10/09/orchestra_feature.shtml |title=History features: London's jazz legends |publisher=BBC News London |date=15 May 2008 |orig-year=10 October 2006 }}</ref>

==Citations==
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==References==
==References==
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* {{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?64975 |website=Wreck Site |title=SS Rowan [+1921] |accessdate=4 June 2013}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?64975 |website=Wreck Site |title=SS Rowan [+1921] |accessdate=4 June 2013}}


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Latest revision as of 06:33, 11 August 2023

SS Rowan
History
OwnerLaird Line Ltd.
BuilderD. & W. Henderson & Co. Ltd.
Yard number467
Launched23 April 1909
IdentificationOfficial number: 128288
FateSunk in collision 9 October 1921
General characteristics
Tonnage1,493 GRT
Length85.6 m (281 ft)
Beam11.6 m (38 ft)
Draft4.9 m (16 ft)
Installed power
  • Triple expansion steam engine
  • 4 × boilers
  • 525 hp (391 kW)
PropulsionSingle screw
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)

SS Rowan was a British passenger steamer of the Laird Line which was sunk off Corsewall Point on the west coast of Scotland on 9 October 1921.

Sinking

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Rowan left Clydebank for Derry, in Ireland, early in the afternoon on 8 October 1921, by arrangement waiting at Greenock to take on the members of the Southern Syncopated Orchestra, a jazz band who had been performing in Glasgow.[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 steamer West Camak in the North Channel. The passengers were mustered on deck and had put on lifejackets, when the British steamer Clan Malcolm, coming to the rescue, rammed her from starboard 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 by Clan Malcolm, West Camak, and the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Wrestler.[1][2][3][4][5]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b Rinaldi, Giancarlo (9 October 2021). "SS Rowan sinking: The disaster that rocked jazz music". BBC News Scotland.
  2. ^ a b "Disaster at sea. Many lives lost". The Times. 9 October 1921. p. 10.
  3. ^ Patton, Brian (2007). Irish Sea Shipping. Kettering: Silver Link Publications. pp. 178–84. ISBN 978-1-85794-271-2.
  4. ^ "Ship Sinks In Crash, Hit By Two Others; 16 Persons Missing; Rowan of Laird Line in Collision Off Scotland With American Steamer West Camak. Rammed By Rescue Vessel. Disabled Craft Goes Down When Liner Clan Malcolm Strikes Her in Fog. 77 Of 93 Aboard Saved. Members of American 'Syncopated Orchestra' Among Passengers--Its Leader a Hero". The New York Times. 10 October 1921. p. 1.
  5. ^ "History features: London's jazz legends". BBC News London. 15 May 2008 [10 October 2006].

References

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