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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 ...
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 brig sank in the James River sometime during the American Civil War (1861-1865). [28] Martha Norway: The whaler was crushed by ice and sank off Greenland. Her crew survived. [29] Mary Lou United States: Carrying a cargo of whiskey, the steamer was lost on the Missouri River below Omaha, Nebraska Territory. [27] Monio: Flag unknown
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 ...
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 ...
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.