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SS Morro Castle was an American ocean liner that caught fire and ran aground on the morning of September 8, 1934, en route from Havana, Cuba, to New York, New York, United States, with the loss of 137 passengers and crew.
Saturday, Sept. 8, 1934 — 90 Years Ago. This date would be remembered for the worst maritime disaster to happen in the Jersey Shore’s history when the S.S. Morro Castle, an ocean liner en ...
The SS Morro Castle was a passenger ship build in 1899 for the Ward Line Company. She was launched in April 14, 1900 and was named after the fortress of the same name, at the entrance to the Havana Bay, Cuba. On 14 May 1904 she sank the schooner Pleiades in a collision at sea after leaving New York for Havana. [1]
SS Morro Castle may refer to: SS Morro Castle (1900) A ship launched by the Ward Line and scrapped in 1926. SS Morro Castle (1930) A ship burned in 1934.
sister ship: SS Morro Castle USAT Thomas H. Barry , formerly SS Oriente , was a Ward Line ocean liner that became a United States Army troopship in the Second World War. She was intended for transfer to the United States Navy and assigned the hull number AP-45 , but was not transferred and remained with the Army.
SS Morro Castle: 1900 Ward Line: William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia [10] Scrapped 1926 Laid down for Plant Line in 1899 SS Kroonland: 1902 Red Star Line: William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia: Scrapped 1927 SS Finland: 1902 Red Star Line: William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia: Scrapped 1928 SS Minnesota: 1905 Great Northern Steamship Company Eastern ...
A few more images would certainly be nice, especially one of the shots of the Morro Castle after it beached itself in Asbury Park. The library of Congress has two available images of the ship. Go to LOC Prints and Photograph Division search page and type in Morro Castle and a number of images come up. Most of the ship are restricted, but there ...
The Morro Castle remained on the sandbar throughout the fall and winter, spurring an economic boomlet for Asbury Park, which had been suffering from the effects of the Great Depression. Thousands of curious spectators and reporters lined both the boardwalk and Convention Hall's promenade to see the ship's charred remains, and both city ...