The Great Halifax (Nova Scotia) Explosion (4 / 4)

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The Great Halifax (Nova Scotia) Explosion (4 / 4)

Disaster at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 6th December 1917, when a French cargo ship, the SS Mont-Blanc caught fire in the harbour and drifted inland, whereupon it exploded (it was carrying a cargo of benzoil and picric acid), resulting in the death of approx. 2000 people and the utter devastation of a wide area. This card shows an actual view of the section of the harbour where the explosion occured with the SS Imo in the background. Date: 1917

Media ID 7236417

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

2000 Acid Blanc Cargo Catastrophe Caught Deaths Destroyed Devastation Disaster Exploded Explosion Halifax Mont Nova Scotia

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