SS Politician
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Die Politician war ein britisches Dampf-Frachtschiff, das am 5. Februar 1941 auf dem Weg in die USA in einem Sturm vor Eriskay, einer Insel der Äußeren Hebriden, auf Grund lief. Bekannt wurde die Politician dadurch, dass ein großer Teil ihrer Ladung, bestehend aus 264.000 Flaschen schottischen Single-Malt-Whiskys, von der Inselbevölkerung geplündert wurde. Das Ereignis wurde 1947 von Compton Mackenzie in seinem Roman beschrieben, der wiederum Grundlage für zwei Spielfilmkomödien aus den Jahren 1949 und 2016 sowie ein Musical wurde.
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SS Politician was a cargo ship that ran aground off the coast of the Hebridean island of Eriskay in 1941. Her cargo included 22,000 cases of malt whisky and £3 million worth of Jamaican banknotes. Much of the whisky was recovered by islanders from across the Hebrides, contrary to marine salvage laws. Because no duty had been paid on the whisky, members of HM Customs and Excise pursued and prosecuted those who had removed the cargo.
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Politician (Schiff)
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SS Politician
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* Politician (1935–1941)
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*London Merchant (1923–1935)
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Rectangular seal with reversed customs notice and royal warrant
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Oval seal with reversed customs notice and royal warrant
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A map showing Eriskay south of South Uist and north of Barra
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Large scale map showing Eriskay among the Outer Hebrides; an insert shows where the Outer Hebrides are in relation to Scotland
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London
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Perth
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Eriskay's position in the Outer Hebrides
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Eriskay, South Uist and Barra
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horizontal
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Eriskay's location
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Examples of British customs seals
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Customs seal, from Perth.jpg
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Eriskay .svg
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Eriskay, Outer Hebrides.jpg
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Seal of the Inspector General of Imports and Exports, London.jpg
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Starboard side of a large black ship; she has a single funnel and is being towed by a tug.
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SS Politician
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May 1923
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Grounded 1941
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The SS Politician.jpg
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1921-11-15
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*London Merchant
* Politician
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*Furness, Withy and Co.
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Die Politician war ein britisches Dampf-Frachtschiff, das am 5. Februar 1941 auf dem Weg in die USA in einem Sturm vor Eriskay, einer Insel der Äußeren Hebriden, auf Grund lief. Bekannt wurde die Politician dadurch, dass ein großer Teil ihrer Ladung, bestehend aus 264.000 Flaschen schottischen Single-Malt-Whiskys, von der Inselbevölkerung geplündert wurde. Das Ereignis wurde 1947 von Compton Mackenzie in seinem Roman beschrieben, der wiederum Grundlage für zwei Spielfilmkomödien aus den Jahren 1949 und 2016 sowie ein Musical wurde.
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SS Politician was a cargo ship that ran aground off the coast of the Hebridean island of Eriskay in 1941. Her cargo included 22,000 cases of malt whisky and £3 million worth of Jamaican banknotes. Much of the whisky was recovered by islanders from across the Hebrides, contrary to marine salvage laws. Because no duty had been paid on the whisky, members of HM Customs and Excise pursued and prosecuted those who had removed the cargo. Politician was completed in 1923 under the name London Merchant. She was a general cargo ship that traded between Britain, the United States and Canada, and up and down the west coast of the US. In 1924—during the years of American prohibition—Oregon's state prohibition commissioner seized her cargo of whisky despite its having been approved and sealed by US federal authorities. After the British Embassy in Washington complained to the US government, the whisky was released back to the ship. During the Second World War Politician participated in the Atlantic convoys between the UK and US. In February 1941 she was on her way to the north of Scotland, where she ran aground while attempting to rendezvous with a convoy. No-one was badly injured or killed in the accident. The local islanders continually visited the wreck of Politician to unload whisky, even though it was in a hold filled with marine engine oil and seawater. Customs men undertook raids, arresting many and seizing the boats of those suspected of taking part. The excise authorities pushed for charges under the punitive customs legislation, but the authorities charged those arrested with theft. Many were found not guilty or not proven, and several were fined; 19 were incarcerated at Inverness Prison for terms ranging between 20 days and two months. Salvors were used to rescue as much of the ship as they could, and the whisky they raised was shipped back to its bonded warehouses; this was also looted during its journey. Two salvage crews removed much of the cargo, and the second crew raised the wreck off the seabed. Part of the ship's hold, and her stern, were cut away and sank to the bottom of Eriskay Sound; the remainder of the hold was destroyed by gelignite to prevent further looting. A few of the Jamaican banknotes from Politician were presented at banks in Britain, Jamaica and other countries. As a result, in 1952 the blue ten–shilling notes were withdrawn and replaced with notes of the same design, printed in purple. Bottles of whisky have been raised from the seabed by divers, and some have been found in hiding places on Eriskay; these have been auctioned. The story of the wreck and looting was the basis for the book Whisky Galore; an adaptation was released as a film in 1949 and a remake in 2016.
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