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SS ''Politician'' was an 8000-ton cargo ship owned by T & J Harrison of Liverpool. It left Liverpool on 3 February 1941, bound for Kingston, Jamaica and New Orleans with a cargo including 28,000 cases of malt whisky. The ship sank off the north coast of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland, and much of the wreck's cargo was salvaged by the island's inhabitants. The story of the wreck and looting was the basis for the book and film ''Whisky Galore!''. == Origin == The ship was called ''Politician'' only after 1935, when she was purchased by T & J Harrison from Furness, Withy and Co., who had called her ''London Merchant''. 〔(T & J Harrisons ). Quoting A.G. Collingwood. ''Sea Breezes''. May 1977 – via ''Merchant Navy Officers''.〕 In the same transaction, the vessels ''Royal Prince'', ''Imperial Prince'' and ''British Prince'' became ''Collegian'', ''Craftsman'' and ''Statesman'' respectively. All four turbine-engined sister ships were built in 1922-3 to have a length of and beam , gross and achieve . Built for the Furness London-New York route, Harrisons employed them to South Africa in peacetime.〔(Prince Line ). ''Red Duster''. The Merchant Navy Association.〕 Harrisons had previously owned another ''Politician'', built by Swan Hunter in 1899, which was bought by Christian Salvesen in 1922, renamed ''Coronda'' and used from 1940-5 as a store ship on the Tyne.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SS Politician」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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