Title
Earl of Arran
Subject
Steamer, Paddle
92 Passengers
Shipwreck
Wreck
Description
She was badly damaged after hitting Irishman’s Ledge on the west side of Nornour in the Isles of Scilly on 16 July 1872. She just managed to make it to Nornour Brow where she grounded and where her boilers still stand today.[6] The engine-room filled within five minutes, and in ten minutes the saloon was flooded. The captain successfully transferred all 100 passengers and the mail using the boats to on Nornour Island. The passengers were returned to Penzance the next day on the Little Western. (WIKIPEDIA)
Publisher
Gibson
Date
16-07-1872
Rights
Morrab Library
Format
Print
Identifier
COLLINS.054A
Coverage
Isles of Scilly