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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.
The steamboat sank in the Missouri River at Liberty Landing, below the mouth of the Kansas River, apparently in 1875. [1] Alfred Germany: The brig was wrecked on Bonham Atoll, in the Marshall Islands. Her crew were rescued. [2] Amberes Spain: The steamship sank at Santander. Aurora United Kingdom: The ship was destroyed by fire at sea.
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 ...
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 ...
Pages in category "Shipwrecks of the Missouri River" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1866 Ship State Description Alex Majors United States: The steamboat sank in the Missouri River at Grand River. [1] Edward United Kingdom: The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Taewan". [2] Emma: Western Australia: The schooner was wrecked at the North West Cape. She was on a voyage from Port Walcot to ...
List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1842 Ship State Description Charlevoix: British North America: The ship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River. Her passengers were taken off by the steamship British American (British North America). [26] [29] Louis Philippe France: The steamship was holed by an anchor and sank at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure ...
It was captured by the British and accidentally destroyed in a fire at Portsmouth. HMS Invincible Royal Navy: February 1758 A ship of the line that ran aground in the East Solent: Mary Rose Royal Navy: 19 July 1545