Maritime History

By Maxbiondo523
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    Disasters

  • Titanic Disaster

    RMS Titanic
    Stroked a iceberg on 14 April 1912 and sank in less than 3 hours. 706 survivors

  • Empress of Ireland’s Disaster

    Collided with SS Storstad. Sank in 14 minutes

  • Lusitania’s Disaster

    Striked by a torpedo on May 7 1915 and sank in less than 20 minutes.

  • Britannic’s Disaster

    Struck a mine on Nov 21, 1916 off the coast of Kea “Aegean Sea”

  • Carpathia’s Disaster

    Carpathia was striked with 3 torpedoes from SMU-55 and killed 5 people (218 survivors). Sank in 1 hour and 45 minutes

  • Wilhelm Gustoff’s Disaster

    Torpedoed by a Soviet S-13 on Jan 30, 1945. 1,239 survivors, Took an hour. 6,000-9,000 victims

  • Andrea Doria’s Disaster

    Sunk on the night of 26 July 1956 after colliding with MS Stockholm; 46 deaths