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  • April 1, 1973: The Wreck of the SS Atlantic

    04/01/2020 5:01:28 PM PDT · by NRx · 22 replies
    YouTube ^ | 03-21-2020 | Part Time Explorer
    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.
  • The Wreck of the SS ATLANTIC (1873)

    11/23/2018 7:08:46 AM PST · by NRx · 14 replies
    YouTube ^ | 11-19-2018 | TH&G
    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.
  • Study sheds light on the Jews of the Titanic

    09/03/2014 9:09:52 PM PDT · by Nachum · 16 replies
    ynet ^ | 9/3/14 | Tali Farkash
    How many Jews were aboard the Titanic before it sank? This question will likely forever remain unanswered. "According to the White Star Line company's list, there were several hundred Jews onboard," says Eli Moskowitz, who studied the story of the Jewish passengers on the most famous ship in history, which sank 102 years ago, claiming the lives of 1,517 people. "Some of them were in first-class cabins, but most were in the third class which was reserved for immigrants, and where men had the lowest chances of surviving. The exact number of Jews in the third class is still unknown."