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.
History
1875 to 1881
Roll Call was built in 1875 by John Readhead & Sons in South Shields, UK.[3] Her iron hull was 135.9 ft long, 19.7 ft wide and had a draft of 10.0 ft. She was fitted with a 40-HP steam engine which powered a screw propeller.[3][4]