The Dundee registered steamship, Jacona (ex-Saint Marnock), was en-route from the Tees to Montreal with a general cargo, when she hit a mine and sank with the loss of twenty-nine lives.
The Jacona was built in 1889 by Laing James & Sons Ltd. (Sir James Laing & Sons), Sunderland as the Saint Marnock. She was 2969 gross registered tons and had dimensions 97.5m long x 12.5m wide x 6.1m deep. Her triple expansion engine and two boilers delivered 285 net horse power. She was yard No. 331.
She was called the Saint Marnock from 1889 to 1899 when she was owned by Cairns & Young - Thomson Wm. & Sons. She changed her name to Jacona in 1899 when her ownership was transferred to Cairns, Young & Noble - Cairn Line, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
Today the wreck of the Jacona sits upright in a depth of 66 to 75m, about 19 miles south-east of Noss Head, Caithness. A memorial plaque to the twenty-nine casualties can be found at Tower Hill, London.
The Jacona was built in 1889 by Laing James & Sons Ltd. (Sir James Laing & Sons), Sunderland as the Saint Marnock. She was 2969 gross registered tons and had dimensions 97.5m long x 12.5m wide x 6.1m deep. Her triple expansion engine and two boilers delivered 285 net horse power. She was yard No. 331.
She was called the Saint Marnock from 1889 to 1899 when she was owned by Cairns & Young - Thomson Wm. & Sons. She changed her name to Jacona in 1899 when her ownership was transferred to Cairns, Young & Noble - Cairn Line, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
Today the wreck of the Jacona sits upright in a depth of 66 to 75m, about 19 miles south-east of Noss Head, Caithness. A memorial plaque to the twenty-nine casualties can be found at Tower Hill, London.