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SS EarnmoorUnited Kingdom
NameSS Earnmoor
OwnerEarn-Line Steamship Co. Ltd., Philadelphia
Port of registryNewcastle
BuilderPalmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow[1]
Yard number574
Launched26 Jan 1887
IdentificationUK official number: 92856
FateSank, 5 September 1889
General characteristics [2]
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage2,010 GRT
Length280 ft (85 m)
Beam36 ft (11 m)
Depth of hold23 ft (7.0 m)
PropulsionT3cyl (22, 35 & 58 x 42ins), 250nhp

SS Earnmoor was a tramp steamer that sank during a storm in 1889. The survivors drifted for 21 days in an open boat and were allegedly forced into cannibalism to survive.

  1. ^ "SS Earnmoor (1889)". www.tynebuiltships.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYT4OCT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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