Halifax Explosion - Wikipedia
WEB9,000 (approximate) On the morning of 6 December 1917, the French cargo ship SS Mont-Blanc collided with the Norwegian vessel SS Imo in the harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mont-Blanc, laden with high explosives, caught fire and exploded, devastating the Richmond district of Halifax.
Halifax explosion of 1917 | Significance & Facts | Britannica
WEBHalifax explosion, devastating explosion on December 6, 1917, that occurred when a munitions ship blew up in the harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Nearly 2,000 people died and some 9,000 were injured in the disaster, which flattened more than 1 square mile (2.5 square km) of the city of Halifax.
The Great Halifax Explosion - HISTORY
WEBJul 20, 2010 · The massive explosion killed more than 1,800 people, injured another 9,000–including blinding 200–and destroyed almost the entire north end of the city of Halifax, including more than 1,600...
Halifax Explosion - The Canadian Encyclopedia
WEBJan 13, 2011 · Halifax was devastated on 6 December 1917 when two ships collided in the city's harbour, one of them a munitions ship loaded with explosives bound for the battlefields of the First World War. What followed was one of the largest human-made explosions prior to the detonation of the first atomic bombs in 1945.
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WEBCBC News Interactives has recreated the city of Halifax as it existed in 1917 to show how the Halifax explosion unfolded and its effects on the people who li...
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WEBJul 14, 2017 · The Mont-Blanc had disintegrated, showering iron fragments and black tar across Halifax; the shaft of its anchor, weighing 1,140 pounds, spiked into the earth more than two miles away. The ...
Halifax Explosion - Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
WEBThe Explosion immediately disrupted communications linking North America, Nova Scotia, and the world overseas. Roadways, telegraph and telephone lines, submarine cables were disrupted by the blast. Rail links to the piers, and many …
Halifax Explosion at 100: A devastating disaster that left a lasting ...
WEBDec 6, 2017 · Halifax Explosion at 100: A devastating disaster that left a lasting mark. About 2,000 people were killed and 9,000 injured in the intense blast and resulting wave that hit the shores. Jon...
The Halifax Explosion of 1917 - The Canadian Encyclopedia
WEBOct 18, 2013 · It was the world's greatest man-made explosion before Hiroshima. The mind numbing roar of the blast was heard as far away as Sable Island and Cape Breton. A fireball as hot as the surface of the Sun rolled over the docks, vapourizing those within its range, as if they had never existed.
A city destroyed: 100 years after the Halifax Explosion - CBC News
WEBWatch the Halifax Explosion re-created 100 years later in 360-degree animation