Andrea Gail
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name |
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| Owner | Sea Gale Corp., Gloucester, Massachusetts |
| Port of registry | United States |
| Route | Eastern Atlantic Ocean |
| Builder | Eastern Shipbuilding, Panama City, Florida |
| Launched | 1977 |
| Completed | 1978 |
| In service | 1978 |
| Out of service | October 28, 1991 |
| Homeport | Gloucester, Massachusetts |
| Identification | 592898 |
| Fate | Lost at sea in the 1991 Perfect Storm |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fishing vessel |
| Tonnage | 92 tons |
| Length | 72 ft (22 m) |
| Beam | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Depth | 9.8 ft (3.0 m) |
| Installed power | 365 hp (272 kW) |
| Propulsion | Diesel marine engine (Caterpillar 3408 V8), single propeller. Additionally a Caterpillar 35 kW generator. Lister Petter 15 kW generator |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Crew | 6 |
| Notes | Sister ships: Hannah Boden, and FV Lady Grace |
FV Andrea Gail was an American commercial fishing vessel that was lost at sea with all hands during the Perfect Storm of 1991. The vessel and her six-man crew had been fishing the North Atlantic Ocean out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Her last reported position was 180 mi (290 km) northeast of Sable Island on October 28, 1991. The story of Andrea Gail and her crew was the basis of the 1997 book The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger, and a 2000 film adaptation of the same name.