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*[https://archives.novascotia.ca/virtual/?Search=THexp 1917 Halifax Explosion] | *[https://archives.novascotia.ca/virtual/?Search=THexp 1917 Halifax Explosion] | ||
*[https://archives.novascotia.ca/remembrance/ Halifax Explosion: A List of those that Died] | *[https://archives.novascotia.ca/remembrance/ Halifax Explosion: A List of those that Died] | ||
==Titanic Resource Guide== | |||
*[https://archives.novascotia.ca/titanic/ RMS Titanic Resource Guide] | |||
The loss of the White Star Liner RMS Titanic needs no introduction for anyone alive today. On its maiden voyage in 1912 the great vessel suffered irreversible damage, after a glancing blow from an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. on 14 April 1912 opened five water-tight compartments to the in-rushing sea. At 2:20 a.m. the following day, 15 April, the technological marvel of the Edwardian Age sank. | |||
Of the 2209 passengers and crew on board, 1497 lost their lives. Within hours, the RMS Carpathia recovered 712 passengers at the scene; five were dead or subsequently died on board and were buried at sea. Two Halifax-based cable ships, the CS MacKay-Bennett and the CS Minia, were chartered within days, steamed to the site, and recovered the majority of the remaining bodies — 306 by the MacKay-Bennett and 17 by the Minia. | |||
Altogether, some 337 bodies were plucked from the Atlantic, with the CGS Montmagny, the SS Algerine, the RMS Oceanic and the SS Ilford also assisting. One hundred and twenty-eight bodies were buried at sea and 209 brought to Halifax. Of the latter, 59 were claimed and shipped to other locations; the remaining 150 were buried at Fairview Lawn, Mount Olivet and Baron de Hirsch cemeteries. | |||
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