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SS Atlantic was a transatlantic ocean liner of the White Star Line, and second ship of the Oceanic-class. The ship operated between Liverpool, United Kingdom, and New York City, United States. During the ship's 19th voyage, on 1 April 1873, she struck rocks and sank off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, killing at
English: The SS Atlantic left Liverpool, England, for New York on 20 March 1873. Eleven days later, the captain decided to steam to Halifax, Nova Scotia, the nearest port, because the vessel's coal supply was running low. However, en route, the ship went ashore at Mars Head, near Lower Prospect, in the early morning of 1 April. The loss of life ...
English: SS Atlantic disaster. Published in The New-York Times, 3 April 1873. "Map of the Nova Scotia Coast Where the Disaster Occurred, with the Location of the Scene of the Wreck." The whole front page was devoted to the tale of the disaster.
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1873 Ship State Description Alexander Oldham United States: The sidewheel paddle steamer was lost during 1873. [1] Alsager United Kingdom: The ship was scuttled by her crew. Three of them were taken to Auckland, New Zealand, for trial. [2] Arapiles Spanish Navy: The ironclad ran aground off the coast of ...
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Finistère, France before 29 January. [120] Mary Coles United Kingdom: The ship was driven ashore near Maryport. She was refloated. [74] Minnie Breslauer: Flag unknown The steamship was wrecked on Bermuda before 18 January. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to New York, United ...
1873 France: Ville du Havre – The liner Ville du Havre collided with Loch Earn in the mid-Atlantic on 22 November. Of 313 passengers and crew, 61 passengers and 26 crew survived. Loch Earn was also abandoned, with all 85 of her passengers and crew being rescued. 226 1865 United States
A French ship that sank following an 1856 collision while on its maiden voyage has been found off the Massachusetts coast, according to a report. For nearly 170 years, Le Lyonnais lay at the ...
In early 1819 a party from Volunteer investigated the wreck, finding it on the rocks, full of water, with hundreds of Haida on board or nearby, determined to repel any attempt to salvage anything. [4] USC&GS Carlile P. Patterson United States: 11 December 1938 A research vessel that ran ashore in the Gulf of Alaska. City of Seattle: 15 August 1912