Describes the actions of the various people involved in the immediate aftermath of the Halifax (Nova Scotia) 1917 explosion. Also, but in less detail, examples the Rapid City flood, the Gander air crash, the Zeebrugge ferry disaster, the Tangsham earthquake, the Texas City explosion and the ...
On Dec. 6, 1917, an immense explosion wiped out much of the port city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, killing more than 1,800 people, when a French ship carrying tons of munitions bound for the Allies during World War I exploded. Charles Osgood reports...
And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac: December 6th, 1917, 98 years ago today ... the day an immense explosion wiped out much of the port city of Halifax, Nova Scotia. A cloud rises from an explosion aboard the Mont Blanc, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Dec. 6, 1917.Library ...
网站:maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca 哈法大爆炸(Halifax Explosion)-- 1917年,一艘法国的弹药船(Mont-Blanc)装载了2,300吨用于制造炮弹的材料,200吨TNT,还有无数其它军火原料,撞上了一艘挪威轮船(SS Imo)引起了火灾引发爆炸最终引发海啸。这次爆炸是在原子弹研发成功之前史上最大的人为大爆炸,哈法的北部几乎被炸平...
It happened in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Who was affected The people who were affected was the Richmond District in the city's north end and the Dartmouth region that was across the harbour. They were both were both wiped out. Why did it happen The explosion happened because the Mont ...
The Halifax Explosion was a disaster that occurred in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on the morning of 6 December 1917. SS Mont-Blanc, a French cargo ship laden with high explosives, collided with the Norwegian vessel SS Imo in the Narrows, a strait connecting the upper Halifax Harbour to ...
Halifax Explosion: The Halifax Explosion occurred on December 6, 1917, when two ships, the French SS Mont-Blanc cargo ship carrying explosives, and the Norwegian SS Imo collided near the Richmond District of Halifax, Nova Scotia, causing a fire on the SS Mont-Blanc that led to the Halifax ...
Open Document The Halifax Explosion occurred on December 6, 1917. It was an unfortunate, yet history-changing, a collision between two ships, the SS Imo and the SS Mont Blanc. The collision ended caused a devastating explosion that rocked all of Halifax and was felt as far away as their ...
Halifax Explosion VS Great Lakes Storm Halifax Explosion In December 1917, almost 100 years ago, a French cargo ship (SS Mont-Blanc) filled with explosives collided with a Norwegian ship (SS Imo). A fire started on the Norwegian ship, and after 20 minutes the fire became uncontrollable, soon...
which came by way of negligence rather than malicious intent. Referred to as the ‘Halifax Explosion’, a catastrophic event took place on the morning of 6 December, 1917, when theSS Mont-Blanc, tasked with delivering explosives from New York to Bordeaux via Halifax, collided at a less-than...