SS Politician
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SS Politician was a British cargo ship that famously ran aground off the Scottish island of Eriskay in 1941 while carrying a large whisky cargo, inspiring the novel and film "Whisky Galore!".
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cargo ship
ⓘ
shipwreck ⓘ steamship ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
legal prosecutions for whisky salvage
ⓘ
salvaging of whisky by local islanders ⓘ |
| builtInCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cargo |
cotton
ⓘ
currency notes ⓘ medicines ⓘ motor parts ⓘ whisky ⓘ |
| cargoDestination |
Jamaica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfShipwreck | ran aground ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfShipwreck | 1941-02-05 ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| flag | British flag ⓘ |
| hasGenreOfStory |
maritime disaster
ⓘ
smuggling folklore ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Second World War shipping ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
film Whisky Galore! (1949)
NERFINISHED
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film Whisky Galore! (2016) NERFINISHED ⓘ novel Whisky Galore! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfSalvage | treated as theft by authorities ⓘ |
| materialSalvaged |
currency notes
ⓘ
whisky bottles ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cultural impact on Hebridean folklore
ⓘ
large cargo of Scotch whisky ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Cunard Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cunard White Star Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British merchant fleet ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam engine ⓘ |
| relatedPlace |
Eriskay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hebrides NERFINISHED ⓘ South Uist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipwreckLocation |
Outer Hebrides
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ off the island of Eriskay ⓘ |
| status | wreck ⓘ |
| tonnage | about 8000 gross register tons ⓘ |
| usedFor | cargo transport ⓘ |
| voyageDestination |
Kingston, Jamaica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voyageOrigin | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfShipwreck | 1941 ⓘ |
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