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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.

A well narrated history of the wreck of the SS Atlantic (April 1, 1873). The Atlantic was one of the first ships of the new White Star Line and was considered quite revolutionary in design for the time.