2 ships collided in Halifax Harbor, causing the biggest man-made explosion of the pre

[The Patriot]

2 ships collided in Halifax Harbor, causing the biggest man-made explosion of the pre-atomic age

12-06-2017 08:52 AM

The morning of Dec. 6, 1917, two massive ships blasted their whistles, attempted a few futile evasive maneuvers and then collided, bow to bow. It was not a fatal blow. But one of the ships was crammed with munitions, bound for the war raging in Europe.


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