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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 ...
St. Louis Fire: The steamboat was set abaze by a fire that spread to her from the drifting steamboat Edward Bates after the burning Edward Bates collided with her while she was moored on the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri. She exploded, and the fire and explosion destroyed her. [35] [34] American Eagle United States
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 ...
The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. All on board were rescued by Melmerly ( United Kingdom). Aurora was on a voyage from Adelaide, South Australia to a British port. [3] Blonde New Zealand: The 14-ton cutter left Tauranga with a cargo of coal for Auckland with two crew in mid-September. Her hulk was discovered floating close to Kennedy Bay ...
The sternwheel paddle steamer sank in the Missouri River at the mouth of Bee Creek, about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) downstream of Weston, Missouri. [27] Shannon: British North America: The sealer was lost in Green Bay. Her crew survived. [3] Stephen Decatur United States: The 308-ton sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Mississippi River at ...
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.
List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1862 Ship State Description Blue Jacket United Kingdom: The tug was destroyed by fire in Conception Bay. [53] Eagle United Kingdom: The ship collided with another vessel 14 nautical miles (26 km) north north west of Mont Louis, Province of Canada, British North America and was presumed to have foundered. [54 ...
The sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Missouri River at Howards Bend near St. Louis, Missouri, sometime during the 1860s. [27] Grand Duke Confederate States Army: American Civil War: The sidewheel paddle steamer burned on the Red River of the South at Shreveport, Louisiana, late in 1863. [28] Jeanie Deans United Kingdom