SS Southern Cross (1886)

SS *Southern Cross*
	Southern Cross in the Derwent River, Tasmania, 1898
History
Norway
Name	Pollux (1886-1897); Southern Cross (1897–1914);
Owner	Axel Herlofsen (1886); O. B. Sørensen (1886-1897); Carstens Borchgrevink (1897–1901); Murray & Crawford, Glasgow - Newfoundland Sealing Company (1901–1914);
Builder	Designed by Colin Archer, Larvik, Norway built by Ole Martin Olsen, Arendal, Norway
Launched	September 1886
Fate	Lost at sea 1914
General characteristics
Tonnage	520 GRT
Length	146 ft (45 m)
Sail plan	barque

SS Southern Cross was a steam-powered sealing vessel that operated primarily in Norway and Newfoundland and Labrador.

She was lost at sea returning from the seal hunt on March 31, 1914, killing all 174 men aboard in the same storm that killed 78 crewmen from the SS Newfoundland, a collective tragedy that became known as the "1914 Newfoundland Sealing Disaster".

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