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SS. Morro Castle. (1930) 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 City, United States, with the loss of 137 passengers and crew. On the previous evening, Morro Castle ' s captain, Robert Willmott, had died suddenly, and his place was ...
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 to the Havana harbor. [ b] The design is by the Italian engineer Battista Antonelli (1547–1616).
Castillo San Felipe del Morro(English: Promontory Castle of Saint Philip), most commonly known as El Morro(The Promontory), is a large fortressand citadelin the historic district of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Commissioned by King Charles I of Spainin 1539, it was first built as a fortified towerin honor of King Philip II, who oversaw its ...
Morro Castle. (1900) SS Morro Castle, ca. 1910—1915. 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 ...
Faro Castillo del Morro is a lighthouse located in Havana, Cuba. It was built in 1845 on the ramparts of the Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro, an old fortress guarding the harbor of Havana. The lighthouse has a height of 25 metres (82 ft), a focal height of 44 metres (144 ft) and displays two white flashes every 15 seconds (Fl.
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October 22, 1981. Faro del Castillo San Felipe del Morro ( English: Lighthouse of Promontory Castle of Saint Phillip ), also known as Puerto San Juan Light (Light of Port San Juan), and most commonly referred to as Faro del Morro (El Morro Lighthouse), is a lighthouse atop the walls of Castillo San Felipe del Morro in Old San Juan.
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 ...