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April 1, 1973: The Wreck of the SS Atlantic
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Posted on 04/01/2020 5:01:28 PM PDT by NRx
The SS Atlantic wrecked on the rocks of Lower Prospect in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1873. The story is nearly forgotten. We do our best to tell the story of the sinking, the worst disaster on the North Atlantic in the 1800's, and the first disaster for the White Star Line.
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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: 1873; canada; godsgravesglyphs; halifax; novascotia; ssatlantic; unitedkingdom; whitestarline
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posted on
04/01/2020 5:01:28 PM PDT
by
NRx
To: NRx
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posted on
04/01/2020 5:06:35 PM PDT
by
DarthVader
(Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
To: NRx; Gamecock; SaveFerris; PROCON
“April 1, 1973: The Wreck of the SS Atlantic”
It did it again 100 years later? That is an astonishing tale of the sea!
To: Larry Lucido
Ahh... the world’s greatest typist strikes again.
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posted on
04/01/2020 5:18:11 PM PDT
by
NRx
(A man of honor passes his father's civilization to his son without surrendering it to strangers.)
To: Admin Moderator
Could someone turn that 9 into an 8? Fat finger. Thanks...
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posted on
04/01/2020 5:19:40 PM PDT
by
NRx
(A man of honor passes his father's civilization to his son without surrendering it to strangers.)
To: NRx
Maybe another blockbuster movie can be made from this sinking of a White Star Line ship.
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posted on
04/01/2020 5:20:51 PM PDT
by
SamAdams76
(A New Yorker died every 2.85 minutes of Chinese Virus over the past 24 hours)
To: NRx
100 years here, 100 years there, who’s counting? :-)
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
Thanks NRx.
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posted on
04/01/2020 5:42:36 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: NRx
Oh my God! Just last week I won an auction for an antique nautical compass, a portable case with the compass for the ship’s binnacle, which would be on the bridge. I received it on Monday. It’s in pretty good shape. The Brass Nameplate on its wooden case shows it was made for the "S.S. Atlantic"!
Binnacle from the S.S. ATLANTIC
What are the odds?!
However, this S.S. Atlantic for which this compass was made could not be the one that sank in 1873, as this compass was for another "S.S Atlantic" that was built in 1905, likely a descendent ship of the one which foundered in 1873.
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posted on
04/01/2020 5:42:45 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you hoplophobe bigot!)
To: Swordmaker
Are you serious - or is this an “April Fools”?
If serious - that is REALLY cool! Congratulations.
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posted on
04/01/2020 5:47:04 PM PDT
by
21twelve
(Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
To: NRx
SS Atlantic
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posted on
04/01/2020 5:47:19 PM PDT
by
Pelham
(RIP California, killed by massive immigration)
To: Swordmaker
I suspect this compass is actually an old, very well made reproduction sold in maritime shops. LOL!
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posted on
04/01/2020 5:53:26 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you hoplophobe bigot!)
To: Captain7seas
Haven’t seen that one posted in sometime. Pretty sure it has been debunked completely.
To: 21twelve
Are you serious - or is this an “April Fools”?
If serious - that is REALLY cool! Congratulations. Serious . . . but the low cost I won it at made me very suspicious. See above post.
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posted on
04/01/2020 5:55:24 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you hoplophobe bigot!)
To: Swordmaker; 21twelve
You probably have a commemorative compass. The maker, Star Compass of Boston, started production in 1905.
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posted on
04/01/2020 5:59:56 PM PDT
by
Pelham
(RIP California, killed by massive immigration)
To: Swordmaker
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posted on
04/01/2020 6:00:59 PM PDT
by
21twelve
(Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
To: Pelham
You probably have a commemorative compass. The maker, Star Compass of Boston, started production in 1905. I think you may be right. It works well, is made for use, but likely not purpose-made for any particular boat or ship. I don’t know of too many shipping companies which would be willing to rebuild a ship under the name of one that went down. Too many superstitious sailors.
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posted on
04/01/2020 7:13:55 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you hoplophobe bigot!)
To: Pelham
Wow. That’s quite a rare photo. I’ve never seen an actual photo of the Atlantic. Where did you find that?
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posted on
04/01/2020 7:49:21 PM PDT
by
NRx
(A man of honor passes his father's civilization to his son without surrendering it to strangers.)
To: NRx
That was interesting...thanks!
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posted on
04/01/2020 7:57:12 PM PDT
by
rlmorel
(The Coronavirus itself will not burn down humanity. But we may burn ourselves down to be rid of it.)
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