Halifax Explosion - Wikipedia
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 …
Halifax explosion of 1917 | Significance & Facts | Britannica
Jan 30, 2025 · Halifax 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 …
The Great Halifax Explosion | December 6, 1917 - HISTORY
Jul 20, 2010 · At 9:05 a.m., in the harbor of Halifax in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, the most devastating manmade explosion in the pre-atomic age occurs when the Mont Blanc, a …
Halifax Explosion - The Canadian Encyclopedia
Jan 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 …
Halifax Explosion | Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
On the morning of December 6 th, 1917, the steamship Mont-Blanc, inbound from the Atlantic with war material for France, entered the Halifax Harbour Narrows. The Norwegian ship Imo left …
A Newly Discovered Diary Tells the Harrowing Story of the …
Jul 14, 2017 · What Frank Baker heard was the biggest explosion of the pre-atomic age, a catastrophe of almost biblical proportions. The 918 words he wrote for December 6 make up …
A Brief Overview of the Halifax Explosion of 1917
Nov 2, 2021 · The Halifax Explosion was the largest man-made explosion prior to the Atomic Bomb (by overall measure of deaths, explosive force, and radius of destruction). The human …
Halifax Explosion National Historic Event - Parks Canada
On 6 December 1917, the explosives-laden SS Mont-Blanc and SS Imo collided in Halifax Harbour, causing a massive explosion, a tidal wave, and fires. Some 2,000 people died and …
A City Destroyed: The Halifax Explosion - WorldAtlas
Dec 8, 2017 · The fire on SS Mont-Blanc ignited the explosive cargo, creating a massive explosion that devastated the people living in Richmond District, Halifax. The fire, blast, debris, …
The Devastation of the Halifax Explosion: A Historian‘s Perspective
May 26, 2024 · On the morning of December 6, 1917, the bustling wartime port of Halifax, Nova Scotia suffered an unimaginable catastrophe. The French freighter SS Mont-Blanc, its holds …