HMY Iolaire
HMY Iolaire was an Admiralty Yacht that sank at the entrance to Stornoway harbour on 1 January 1919, with the loss of at least 201 men out of the 283 on board. The overcrowded vessel was trying to negotiate a difficult route under exceptionally bad weather conditions. The disaster cost the Isle of Lewis almost the whole of its young male population.
As Amalthaea in 1908 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Iolaire |
| Namesake | Eagle (in Scottish Gaelic) |
| Owner | Royal Navy |
| Launched | 1881 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 1 January 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Yacht |
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