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Together they have pieced together the history of the SS Atlantic, from its construction in a Belfast shipyard to the moment it struck ground off Meagher's Island and sank quickly, and then beyond ...
That’s why the story of the SS Atlantic is being featured in a new exhibit at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax.
It may not be as well known as the Titanic, but the sinking of the SS Atlantic off the coast of Nova Scotia nearly a century and a half ago left no shortage of stories to be told. On Sunday ...
The fastest ocean liner ever to cross the Atlantic Ocean is on its way to the Gulf Coast. The voyage will take about two weeks and it won't end well for the ship. The long-retired SS United States ...
Though the missiles struck and caused immense damage, HMS Hermes remained untouched; instead, the SS Atlantic Conveyor, a crucial cargo ship, was obliterated in what was considered Britain's ...
The SS Atlantic had a three-inch Bofors cannon, four 20mm (four-fifths of an inch) Oerlikon cannon, two Hotchkiss machine guns and rocket projectiles as well as a four-inch naval gun, which was ...
The Ships of the Sea Museum is located in the home of William Scarborough, owner of the first steamship to cross the Atlantic, the SS Savannah.
The SS United States, beloved by many, was a modern marvel in its heyday and transported many famous passengers across the Atlantic, but after air travel became popular, it languished for decades.
Many Nova Scotians-- including direct descendents of those involved--know little about the sinking of the SS Atlantic off Terence Bay in 1873.