SS Erl King (1865)


The SS Erl King
Career (UK)
Name: SS Erl King
Namesake: Erl King
Owner: Robertson & Co London
Builder: A. & J. Inglis, Pointhouse, Glasgow, Scotland
Yard number: 26
Launched: 7 September 1865
Completed: October 1865
Fate: Wrecked Long Reef, Key West FL
Status: Wrecked
General characteristics
Type: Iron steamship
Tonnage: 1671 grt
Propulsion: Steam

The SS Erl King was built at A and J Inglis, Pointhouse, Glasgow and launched in 1865 and owned by Robertson & Co London. It got wrecked on Long Reef, Key West Florida.[1]

References

  1. ^ Bruce Biddulph, David Asprey and Stuart Cameron: Shipping Times: Launched 1865 - SS Erl King.