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The Darkest Dawn: The Story of the Iolaire Tragedy
Photographic exhibition of striking memorial to HMY Iolaire opens on
Harris Brothers IOLAIRE
Iolaire tragically lost off Ibiza
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Raoir Reubadh na H Iolaire
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HMY Iolaire
Iolaire wrecked on the "Beasts of Holm" Lifeboat from the Iolaire. HMY Iolaire was an Admiralty Yacht that sank at the entrance to Stornoway harbour on 1 January 1919, with the loss of at least 201 men out of the 283 on board. The overcrowded vessel was trying to negotiate a difficult route under exceptionally bad weather conditions. The disaster cost the Isle of Lewis almost the whole of its ...
The Iolaire Disaster
The Iolaire Disaster. At 1.55am on 1st January 1919, a naval yacht carrying sailors home on leave rang aground on rocks near the village of Holm, a mere 20 yards from the shore of the Isle of Lewis and less than a mile from the safe harbour of Stornoway. HMY Iolaire was crowded with 280 men, mostly naval reservists returning to the safety and ...
The sinking of H M Yacht Iolaire, 1 January 1919
The Iolaire Disaster Fund. In response to the disaster, on 6 January an all-male committee was formed 'to provide assistance for the dependants of men who lost their lives in the wreck of His Majesty's yacht 'Iolaire' at the entrance of Stornoway Harbour'. The Iolaire Disaster Fund was quickly constituted and opened to public ...
New research into Iolaire maritime disaster
The naval yacht HMY Iolaire was carrying home hundreds of sailors after the end of World War One. The vessel was wrecked on a reef called the Beasts of Holm near Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis ...
The sinking of the Iolaire
The Iolaire (Gaelic for 'Eagle') had been built in 1881 and was a luxury yacht before the War. She weighed 634 tons (without guns) and had been used in anti-submarine patrols in the Atlantic, but on New Year's Eve 1918 she was in the port of Kyle of Lochalsh as hundreds of men from Lewis and Harris emptied out of trains that had brought ...
THE SINKING OF HMY "IOLAIRE"
HM Yacht "Iolaire" was carrying seamen who had fought in and survived the First World, War back to their homes on the Scottish island of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. She left the port of Kyle of Lochalsh on the mainland late on the evening of 31 December 1918. At 2:30 a.m. on New Year's Day, as the ship approached the port of Stornoway, a few ...
Iolaire Disaster
1st January 1919. The loss of His Majesty's Yacht Iolaire in the early hours of New Year's Day 1919 is undoubtedly the most tragic single occurrence to befall the combined island of Lewis and Harris. In all 174 Lewismen and seven Harrismen were drowned at the Beasts of Holm in sight of the Stornoway harbour lights with many bodies not ...
A century on from the Iolaire disaster
A century on from the Iolaire disaster. Nearly one hundred years ago the Scottish Western Isles woke to the tragic news that hundreds of sailors returning from the Great War had died within sight of home. In the early hours of 1 January 1919 the wooden yacht HMY Iolaire, bringing hundreds of Hebrideans home after the end of the conflict, ran ...
DON STREET'S IOLAIRE: Lost On the Coast of Ibiza
On January 1, 1919, due to bad seamanship, the large steam yacht Iolaire, with over 200 servicemen returning from WWI aboard, hit rocks at the entrance to Stornaway harbour and sank with massive loss of life. One hundred years and seven months later on July 26, 2019, the 89th birthday of Don Street, the 46-foot yawl Iolaire was lost on the NE ...
The Loss of HM Yacht Iolaire 1st January 1919
Above: The Admiralty yacht HMY Iolaire under the name 'Amalthaea' Image credit: Ness Historical Society, via Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) The Iolaire finally left the port of Kyle of Lochalsh on the Scottish mainland late on 31 December 1918. On board were around 254 returning servicemen, many of whom had served in the Royal Naval Reserve ...
Iolaire: Remembering the tragedy off Islay that claimed the lives of
The sinking of the Iolaire outside Stornoway harbour in the early hours of January 1, 1919, rightly preoccupies Scottish minds when we consider the shipping catastrophes associated with World War I, but in strictly numerical terms, the sinking of HMS Otranto was worse - 205 died on the Iolaire, while an estimated 470 people, the majority of them American soldiers, died in the sea off Islay ...
The Iolaire disaster: The 'crowning sorrow of the war'
Image caption The Iolaire had been a luxury yacht before the war . Just weeks after the slaughter of World War One ended, the Hebridean Isle of Lewis was hit by the "crowning sorrow of the war". In the early hours of 1 January 1919, naval yacht HMY Iolaire, which was carrying sailors returning from the war, hit rocks as it approached Stornoway and sank.
Iolaire Memorial
43. Iolaire Memorial linkogecko (Atlas Obscura User) November 1918 is widely considered the end of World War I. Memorials in the United Kingdom normally recognize this year in commemoration of the ...
The Darkest Dawn: The Story of the Iolaire Tragedy
The book is dedicated to his grandfather - also Malcolm Macdonald, 1873 to 1919 - "and the 279 other men aboard His Majesty's Yacht Iolaire on the dark morning of New Year's Day 1919". Words from William Grant, founder of the Stornoway Gazette, are on the first page.
The Iolaire disaster: heartbreak too close to home on Lewis
The yacht duly struck a well-known hazard - the rocks known as the Beasts of Holm. A few yards either way and the Iolaire could probably have kept going, but at 1.55am on January 1, she hit the rocks head on and began to sink. Her officers and crew did everything they could to keep her afloat and allow men to escape.
Harris Brothers IOLAIRE
IOLAIRE, a Gaelic term that translates in English as "white-tailed sea eagle," was designed, built and launched by Harris Bros in 1905. Iolaire is the only 100 year old yacht that has been in continuous commission since she was launched; cruising and racing during both wars, as she was Irish owned and based.
The Iolaire was packed with island men who could have sailed her home
Of the 284 men reckoned to have boarded the Iolaire at Kyle, only 80 made it to land. Just seven of the ship's 23-strong crew escaped The Iolaire was packed with island men who could have sailed her home with ease - The Spectator World
Iolaire 100
The yacht was overcrowded, and the stormy weather made it almost impossible to reach the shore only 50 yards away. 201 of the 280 onboard men died within sight of home. Apart from the Titanic, the Iolaire disaster is the second greatest loss of life at sea in the UK during peacetime.
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Iolaire wrecked on the "Beasts of Holm" Lifeboat from the Iolaire. HMY Iolaire was an Admiralty Yacht that sank at the entrance to Stornoway harbour on 1 January 1919, with the loss of at least 201 men out of the 283 on board. The overcrowded vessel was trying to negotiate a difficult route under exceptionally bad weather conditions. The disaster cost the Isle of Lewis almost the whole of its ...
The Iolaire Disaster. At 1.55am on 1st January 1919, a naval yacht carrying sailors home on leave rang aground on rocks near the village of Holm, a mere 20 yards from the shore of the Isle of Lewis and less than a mile from the safe harbour of Stornoway. HMY Iolaire was crowded with 280 men, mostly naval reservists returning to the safety and ...
The Iolaire Disaster Fund. In response to the disaster, on 6 January an all-male committee was formed 'to provide assistance for the dependants of men who lost their lives in the wreck of His Majesty's yacht 'Iolaire' at the entrance of Stornoway Harbour'. The Iolaire Disaster Fund was quickly constituted and opened to public ...
The naval yacht HMY Iolaire was carrying home hundreds of sailors after the end of World War One. The vessel was wrecked on a reef called the Beasts of Holm near Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis ...
The Iolaire (Gaelic for 'Eagle') had been built in 1881 and was a luxury yacht before the War. She weighed 634 tons (without guns) and had been used in anti-submarine patrols in the Atlantic, but on New Year's Eve 1918 she was in the port of Kyle of Lochalsh as hundreds of men from Lewis and Harris emptied out of trains that had brought ...
HM Yacht "Iolaire" was carrying seamen who had fought in and survived the First World, War back to their homes on the Scottish island of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. She left the port of Kyle of Lochalsh on the mainland late on the evening of 31 December 1918. At 2:30 a.m. on New Year's Day, as the ship approached the port of Stornoway, a few ...
1st January 1919. The loss of His Majesty's Yacht Iolaire in the early hours of New Year's Day 1919 is undoubtedly the most tragic single occurrence to befall the combined island of Lewis and Harris. In all 174 Lewismen and seven Harrismen were drowned at the Beasts of Holm in sight of the Stornoway harbour lights with many bodies not ...
A century on from the Iolaire disaster. Nearly one hundred years ago the Scottish Western Isles woke to the tragic news that hundreds of sailors returning from the Great War had died within sight of home. In the early hours of 1 January 1919 the wooden yacht HMY Iolaire, bringing hundreds of Hebrideans home after the end of the conflict, ran ...
On January 1, 1919, due to bad seamanship, the large steam yacht Iolaire, with over 200 servicemen returning from WWI aboard, hit rocks at the entrance to Stornaway harbour and sank with massive loss of life. One hundred years and seven months later on July 26, 2019, the 89th birthday of Don Street, the 46-foot yawl Iolaire was lost on the NE ...
Above: The Admiralty yacht HMY Iolaire under the name 'Amalthaea' Image credit: Ness Historical Society, via Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) The Iolaire finally left the port of Kyle of Lochalsh on the Scottish mainland late on 31 December 1918. On board were around 254 returning servicemen, many of whom had served in the Royal Naval Reserve ...
The sinking of the Iolaire outside Stornoway harbour in the early hours of January 1, 1919, rightly preoccupies Scottish minds when we consider the shipping catastrophes associated with World War I, but in strictly numerical terms, the sinking of HMS Otranto was worse - 205 died on the Iolaire, while an estimated 470 people, the majority of them American soldiers, died in the sea off Islay ...
Image caption The Iolaire had been a luxury yacht before the war . Just weeks after the slaughter of World War One ended, the Hebridean Isle of Lewis was hit by the "crowning sorrow of the war". In the early hours of 1 January 1919, naval yacht HMY Iolaire, which was carrying sailors returning from the war, hit rocks as it approached Stornoway and sank.
43. Iolaire Memorial linkogecko (Atlas Obscura User) November 1918 is widely considered the end of World War I. Memorials in the United Kingdom normally recognize this year in commemoration of the ...
The book is dedicated to his grandfather - also Malcolm Macdonald, 1873 to 1919 - "and the 279 other men aboard His Majesty's Yacht Iolaire on the dark morning of New Year's Day 1919". Words from William Grant, founder of the Stornoway Gazette, are on the first page.
The yacht duly struck a well-known hazard - the rocks known as the Beasts of Holm. A few yards either way and the Iolaire could probably have kept going, but at 1.55am on January 1, she hit the rocks head on and began to sink. Her officers and crew did everything they could to keep her afloat and allow men to escape.
IOLAIRE, a Gaelic term that translates in English as "white-tailed sea eagle," was designed, built and launched by Harris Bros in 1905. Iolaire is the only 100 year old yacht that has been in continuous commission since she was launched; cruising and racing during both wars, as she was Irish owned and based.
Of the 284 men reckoned to have boarded the Iolaire at Kyle, only 80 made it to land. Just seven of the ship's 23-strong crew escaped The Iolaire was packed with island men who could have sailed her home with ease - The Spectator World
The yacht was overcrowded, and the stormy weather made it almost impossible to reach the shore only 50 yards away. 201 of the 280 onboard men died within sight of home. Apart from the Titanic, the Iolaire disaster is the second greatest loss of life at sea in the UK during peacetime.
On 22 March 2024, a coordinated terrorist attack against civilians occurred at the Crocus City Hall music venue in Crocus City, Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia.The attack began at around 20:00 MSK (), shortly before the Russian band Picnic was scheduled to play a sold-out show at the venue. Four terrorists associated with Islamic State - Khorasan Province (IS-KP or ISIS-K) carried out a ...
He is the owner of the Heesen yacht GALVAS.. The GALVAS yacht, built in 2019, is a luxurious creation of Heesen Yachts, boasting an intricate design by H2 Yacht Design.. Powered by robust MTU engines, the yacht cruises comfortably at 12 knots with a maximum speed of 16 knots, offering a range exceeding 3000 nautical miles. The yacht's luxurious interior accommodates 12 guests, and a crew of ...
Ost Power 20 sport fisherman or general purpose boat. This design was commissioned by Russian builder Ost Yachts, based in Moscow.Their brief was for a boat with modern stealth-type styling and with potential for multiple usage formats.