s.s. 'Rosella' - Owned by Elvidge & Morgan having been built in 1881 at J. L. Thompson & Sons. She was of 1,305 gross register tons and was 242.8 ft. long x 18.3 ft. breath x 18.3 ft. depth and had compound engines producing 163 n.h.p.
The British cargo ship 'Rosella' foundered on Roches Douures rocks, Jersey, on September 14th, 1908. She was on a voyage from Penarth to Granville carrying a cargo of coal. The captain and four others were saved by the Jersey lifeboat. They were the only survivors. [799]
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