The Ellan Vannin Story
Publisher: Manx Heritage Foundation
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Douglas, Isle of Man
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 114
Description: A well-written account of the loss of the steamship 'Ellan Vannin' that sank in a storm on 3rd December 1909 at the mouth of the River Mersey. At the time of her loss she was the oldest mail steamer in the world. There were no survivors.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1                 Ramsey and the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company; title: Chapter 2                 The SS. Ellan Vannin; title: Chapter 3                  The Journey; title: Chapter 4                  The Passengers; title: Chapter 5                  The Crew; title: Chapter 6                  The First News of the Disaster; title: Chapter 7                  The Aftermath of the Disaster; title: Chapter 8                  The Enquiry; title: Chapter 9                  The Ellan Vannin Disaster Fund; title: Chapter 10                 Postscript; title: Appendices and Index