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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 ...
HMS Malabar observes Missouri ' s final fate after providing aid. The USS Missouri was begun at New York Navy Yard in 1840 by shipbuilder Samuel Hartt. She was launched 7 January 1841 and commissioned very early in 1842 with Captain John T. Newton in command. Her engines were capable of 600 horse power, and she was said to have cost $600,000 to ...
9 April 1956 Ran aground and was wrecked in the River Clyde. Annie Jane United Kingdom: 28 September 1853 Sank off Vatersay, Outer Hebrides in a gale, with the loss of 350 lives. [2] RMS Aurania United Kingdom: 4 February 1918 An ocean liner that was torpedoed by UB-67 off the coast of Ireland.
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 ...
Grandcamp – On 16 April, the French-registered Liberty ship caught fire and exploded dockside while being loaded with ammonium nitrate at Texas City, Texas. In what came to be called the Texas City Disaster an estimated 581 people, including all of the ship's crew and 28 firefighters, were killed and about 5,000 injured. 581 1981 Indonesia
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 ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Trebolgan ( United Kingdom). Reine del Oceana was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Manila, Spanish East Indies. [76] Shooting Star United Kingdom: The barque ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.
The 274-gross register ton, 80-foot (24.4 m) barge was destroyed by fire at Nakwasina Alaska, 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) north of Sitka. [68] Kilo Netherlands: The cargo ship caught fire in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by the Mumbles Lifeboat.