SS Minnehaha

"Minnehaha" was a 13,443-ton ocean liner built by Harland and Wolff and launched on 31 March 1900. Operated by the American-owned Atlantic Transport Line, she was the sister ship of SS "Minneapolis", SS "Minnetonka", and SS "Minnewaska".

In her first year of operations, the "Minnehaha" collided with and sank a tug in New York Harbor. The tug suffered two fatalities. On 18 April 1910, the liner grounded on rocks in the Isles of Scilly while en route from London to New York; she remained stranded until 13 May when two tugs managed to pull her off the rocks.

On 7 September 1917, "Minnehaha" sank within four minutes after being torpedoed by German U-boat U-48, with 43 fatalities. Her sister ships "Minneapolis" and "Minnetonka" were scuttled while in use as troop transports during World War I.

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040514161602/http://www.aaawt.com/html/item/102.html Antique Associates at West Townsend] — "S. S. Minnehaha, Oil On Canvas" by Antonio Jacobson Circa 1903 (page from Archive.org)
* [http://www.greatships.net/minnehaha.html Great Ships] — "Minnehaha"
* [http://scillynews.severecci.net/?p=11109 Scilly News] — "Minnehaha", 1910