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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 ...
She exploded, and the fire and explosion destroyed her. [35] [34] American Eagle United States: St. Louis Fire: The steamboat was destroyed 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. [34] Belle Isle ...
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
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: 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
The 28-gross register ton, 42-foot (12.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Akhiok (sometimes called "Alitak"), Alaska. [12] Pafco No. 13 United States: The 28-gross register ton, 42-foot (12.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Akhiok (sometimes called "Alitak"), Alaska. [12] Pafco 21 United States