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British ship that ran aground at Montauk during the American Revolution. Forward: A motor launch that was wrecked in Lake George. General Slocum United States: 15 June 1904 A steamboat that caught fire and sank near North Brother Island, with over 1,000 deaths. Glückauf Germany: March 1893 An oil tanker that ran aground at Fire Island ...
British ship of the line HMS Malabar assisted Missouri in fighting the fire and took aboard some 200 of her crew. Sir Robert Wilson, the Governor of Gibraltar, opened the gates of the base to the Missouri survivors in an act of courtesy which was recognised by a resolution of appreciation from Congress. The remnants of the wreck were a hazard ...
The St. Louis Fire of 1849 was a devastating fire that occurred on May 17, 1849 and destroyed a significant part of St. Louis, Missouri and many of the steamboats using the Mississippi River and Missouri River. [1] Captain Thomas B. Targee was killed while trying to blast a fire break. [1] Targee Street was named for him.
STV Royston Grange – The British cargo liner was destroyed by fire after a collision with the petroleum tanker Tien Chee in the Rio de la Plata on 11 May. There were no survivors from the 72 people aboard. 72 1996 Philippines: Gretchen I – On 19 February the overloaded ferry capsized and sank off Cadiz with the loss of 71 people. There were ...
The steamboat was destroyed by fire on the Mississippi River. [13] Senate: Unknown The schooner was lost on Manasquan Beach near Manasquan, New Jersey. [9] Staulkner United Kingdom: The brig was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. [14] Vermoil United States: The steamboat sank in the Mississippi River at St. Louis ...
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1885 Ship State Description Aggie United States: The steamboat sank in the Missouri River at Kansas City, Kansas. [1] Alaska United States: The schooner was lost in the Bering Sea. [2] Gale United States: The whaler, a barque, was lost in the Bering Sea at Saint Lawrence Island. [3] Labrador United Kingdom
The sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Missouri River at Howards Bend near St. Louis, Missouri, sometime during the 1860s. [14] Hastings United Kingdom: The ship foundered. Twenty-seven crew were rescued by Chevreuil ( France. [15] Miss Nightingale United Kingdom: The schooner foundered with the loss of all seven crew.
The schooner was destroyed by fire at Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States. [150] Mopang United States: The EFC Design 1023 cargo ship was sunk by a mine in the Black Sea at the entrance to Burgas Bay. [151] [152] U-152 United Kingdom: The Type U 151 submarine was sunk as a target in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight by the Royal Navy ...