Lone Star
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Fictional ship.
In the Sherlock Holmes stories
The "Lone Star" was the boat of captain James Calhoun.
- Sherlock Holmes sent 5 orange pips in a letter to « Captain James Calhoun, Barque Lone Star, Savannah, Georgia » with the message « S.H. for J.O. ». (FIVE, 423)
- Sherlock Holmes went down to Albert Dock to check if the Lone Star was still there. (FIVE, 442)
- A shattered sternpost with L. S. initials (Lone Star) has been found far out in the Atlantic. (FIVE, 454)