SS Laura (1875)

Laura in Svendborg, 1886
History
Name	Roll Call
Ordered	Newcomb & Thomson[1]
Builder	J Readhead & Co, South Shields[2]
Yard number	117[1]
Launched	29 November 1875[1][2]
Fate	Acquired by O Prior & Co. 1881 and renamed Ellen[1]
History
Name	Ellen
Owner	O Prior & Co.[2]
Port of registry	Copenhagen, Denmark[2]
Acquired	1881
History
Name	Laura
Owner	Dampskibsselskabet Laura[3][4]
Port of registry	Svendborg, Denmark
Acquired	1886
Identification	code letters NSWH[3]
Fate	Beached 27 August 1941
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	266 GRT[1] 165 NRT[1]
Length	135.5 feet (41.3 m)[4]
Beam	19.7 feet (6.0 m)[2]
Draught	10.0 feet (3.0 m)[2]
Installed power	40 horsepower (30 kW) steam engine[2]
Propulsion	Single screw[2]

SS Laura was an 1875-built steamship owned by Peter Mærsk-Møller. Originally built as the Roll Call by J Readhead & Co in South Shields, she was renamed Ellen in 1881 and then acquired by Peter Mærsk-Møller in 1886 and renamed Laura. The ship was the first to bear the white seven pointed star emblem of the Maersk company, which was created by Peter Mærsk-Møller's son Arnold Peter Møller.