HMY Iolaire


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HMY Iolaire
His Majesty's Yacht Iolaire was the Admiralty yacht Amalthaea of 1881, renamed in 1918, whose sinking on the 1 January 1919 in the Minch was one of the worst maritime disasters in United Kingdom waters during the 20th century. At least 205 perished of the 280 aboard.

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