SS Laura (1875)
Laura in Svendborg, 1886 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Roll Call |
| Ordered | Newcomb & Thomson |
| Builder | J Readhead & Co, South Shields |
| Yard number | 117 |
| Launched | 29 November 1875 |
| Fate | Acquired by O Prior & Co. 1881 and renamed Ellen |
| History | |
| Name | Ellen |
| Owner | O Prior & Co. |
| Port of registry | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Acquired | 1881 |
| History | |
| Name | Laura |
| Owner | Dampskibsselskabet Laura |
| Port of registry | Svendborg, Denmark |
| Acquired | 1886 |
| Identification | code letters NSWH |
| Fate | Beached 27 August 1941 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 135.5 feet (41.3 m) |
| Beam | 19.7 feet (6.0 m) |
| Draught | 10.0 feet (3.0 m) |
| Installed power | 40 horsepower (30 kW) steam engine |
| Propulsion | Single screw |
SS Laura was an 1875-built steamship owned by Peter Mærsk-Møller. Originally built as the Roll Call by J Readhead & Co in South Shields, she was renamed Ellen in 1881 and then acquired by Peter Mærsk-Møller in 1886 and renamed Laura. The ship was the first to bear the white seven pointed star emblem of the Maersk company, which was created by Peter Mærsk-Møller's son Arnold Peter Møller.