SS Morro Castle (1930)
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ss-morro-castle-1930-188-11178814
title:
SS Morro Castle (1930)
text:
SS Morro Castle was an American ocean liner that caught fire and ran aground on the morning of September 8, 1934, en route from Havana, Cuba, to New York City, United States, with the loss of 137 passengers and crew. On the previous evening, Morro Castle's captain, Robert Willmott, had died suddenly, and his place was taken by Chief Officer William Warms as a strong northeast wind was developing under heavy cloud. At 2:50am, a fire was detected in a storage locker which burned through electrical
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encyclopedia
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American ocean liner
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Morro_Castle_(1930)
date created:
2005-02-27T22:06:17Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T11:42:57Z
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