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The Steamship Pulaski disaster was the term given to the June 14, 1838, explosion on board the American steam packet Pulaski, which caused her to sink 30 miles off the coast of North Carolina with the loss of two-thirds of her passengers and crew. About 59 persons survived, and 128 were lost. [2]
According to Andrew Bird, the album was written to accompany the central track, saying, "I had this song 'Pulaski at Night' that was fresh and ready to go. Rather than wait a few years to put it out, I composed a sort of score to go with it, as if the song were a movie, and I wrapped it in a soundtrack composed of themes that set you up for the ...
The steamship Pulaski was built by John A. Robb. She exploded in the Steamship Pulaski disaster. On July 19, 1837, John A. Robb & Co. built a steam dredge boat for the United States Government for deepening the harbor at Ocracoke, North Carolina. [8] In August 1837, he built the barqueJohn A. Robb for New Orleans pilots. Captain Bennett was in ...
Pulaski (tool), a firefighting hand tool combining an ax and a mattock; Pulaski, a 1987 BBC TV series "Pulaski", a 1987 instrumental song by The Shadows and theme from the BBC TV series "Pulaski", a 2011 song by Drive-By Truckers from Go-Go Boots; Pulaski Yankees, were a minor-league American baseball team based in Pulaski, Virginia
SS Czar [a] was an ocean liner for the then Russian American Line before World War I. In 1920-1930, the ship was named Estonia for the Baltic American Line, then named PuĊaski for the PTTO (later Gdynia America Line) and as a UK Ministry of War Transport troopship, and as Empire Penryn after World War II.
USS Pulaski, was a side-wheel steamship, in service with the United States Navy. She was named for Casimir Pulaski. Named Metacomet when built for commercial owners in 1854, she served as USS Pulaski from 1858 to 1863, when she was sold by the Navy. Metacomet was built at New York City.
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Robert Morrison Stults (1861–1933) was an American composer of popular music in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He used aliases such as Norwood Dale and S. M. Roberts for some of his works.