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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.
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 ...
Gribshunden – Flagship of John, King of Denmark caught fire and burned down while in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Ronneby in southeastern Sweden, becoming one of the best-preserved shipwrecks from the late medieval period. Exact number of deaths unknown, reported only as many of the crew of 150. many of the crew of 150 1694 England
British minelayer ran aground in the Kyle of Lochalsh, caught fire while being unloaded, destroyed by explosion. The Ramsey Royal Navy: 8 August 1915 An armed boarding steamer that was sunk by SMS Meteor northeast of Fair Isle
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
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 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 ...
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 ...