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Minnehaha 1910

On April 1910, the Atlantic Transport’s Minnehaha ran aground on the Islands. She was caught out by the fog as she grounded east of Scilly Rock.

Job: First Class Liner
Shipping Company: Atlantic Transport Line
Launched: 31 March 1900
Tonnage: 13443 tons

Incident
Difficulty: Ran aground, later refloated.
Date of incident: 18 April 1910
Shipping route: London to New York
Location: East of Scilly Rock

Two tugs were called out, and managed to remove her from the rocks. She was taken to Southampton where she underwent repairs.

She eventually ended her service when sunk by U-48 on 7 September 1917.