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The White Star steamer SS Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547 in one of the worst marine disasters of the 19th century.
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White Star Line
British shipping company (1845–1934)
The White Star Line was a British shipping line. Founded out of the remains of a defunct packet company, it gradually grew to become one of the most prominent shipping companies in the world, providing passenger and cargo services between the British Empire and the United…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
SS Atlantic (1870)
Transatlantic liner, sank disastrously 1873
SS Atlantic was a transatlantic ocean liner of the White Star Line, and second ship of the Oceanic-class. The ship operated between Liverpool, United Kingdom, and New York City, United States. During the ship's 19th voyage, on 1 April 1873, she struck rocks and sank off the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Nova Scotia
Province of Canada
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