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This 18th-century manuscript map shows the plan of Morro Castle, located at the entrance of Havana Bay, Cuba. The fortress was built by the Spaniards, starting in 1585. The Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro (English: "Castle of the Three Kings of Morro" ), also known as Castillo del Morro (Morro Castle), is a fortress guarding the entrance ...
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.
Morro Castle (Havana), a fortress guarding Havana Bay, Cuba; Castillo San Felipe del Morro, a fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico; Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca ...
Hundreds of survivors from the S.S. Morro Castle disaster are brought ashore and cared for at the Spring Lake firehouse in this Asbury Park Press clipping published on Monday, September 10, 1934.
However, the city's main fortress, the Morro Castle was overlooked by a hill that the governor had neglected to fortify; the British installed batteries there and bombarded the fortress daily with heavy shelling. The fortress eventually fell after the officer in charge of Morro Castle, Luis Vicente de Velasco, was mortally wounded by a stray ...
The Morro Castle was 121.92 metres (400 ft 0 in) long and 15.24 metres (50 ft 0 in) wide and had two masts, two funnels and two propellers. The black painted hull was surmounted by a white superstructure. The ship was powered by triple expansion steam engines that allow a top speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph). The passenger accommodations ...
The residential development will have 702 parking spaces and a 4,100-square-foot recreational clubhouse. The Hialeah Park residences, called Flamingo Village, will feature two clubhouses, a ...
San Salvador de la Punta Fortress, On the shore opposite to the Castle of El Morro, at the beginning of the curve of El Malecon, rises the fortress of San Salvador de la Punta. It was constructed in 1590, and in 1629 the Chapter of Havana decided that to defend better the port, to join it, at night, with the El Morro by using a thick chain that ...