SS Mont-Blanc was a cargo steamship that was built in Middlesbrough, England, in 1899 for a French shipping company. [1] On Thursday morning, December 6, 1917, she entered Halifax Harbour in Nova Scotia, Canada, laden with a full cargo of highly volatile explosives.

On the morning of 6 December 1917, the French cargo ship SS Mont-Blanc collided with the Norwegian vessel SS Imo in the harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mont-Blanc, laden with high explosives, caught fire and exploded, devastating the Richmond district of Halifax.

2018年10月24日 · The collision of the SS Imo and the SS Mont Blanc, heavily laden with wartime chemicals, set off an explosion that devastated the entire Halifax community. One of the most devastating maritime disasters in Canadian history occurred in Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia in …

2023年12月4日 · The SS Mont-Blanc, a 320-foot French freighter, was carrying TNT, picric acid – also an explosive, barrels of the highly flammable fuel benzole, and guncotton, a propellant. In an article in The Washington Post, writer Steve Hendrix described the Mont-Blanc as a “floating, 3,000-ton bomb.”

2017年12月8日 · The fire on SS Mont-Blanc ignited the explosive cargo, creating a massive explosion that devastated the people living in Richmond District, Halifax. The fire, blast, debris, or collapsed buildings resulted in more than 2,000 deaths and 9,000 injuries.

2019年3月15日 · SS Mont Blanc was a vessel commissioned by the French and was put into operation in the year 1899. The latter was initially launched by a Norwegian whaling conglomerate, the White Star Line in the year 1889 and was used in whale-tracking and hunting for most part of its maritime operations.

2023年11月23日 · On December 6, 1917, the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, witnessed one of history’s most devastating maritime disasters: the Halifax Explosion. This catastrophic event was triggered by a collision in the harbor between the SS Mont-Blanc, carrying a cargo of wartime explosives, and the SS Imo, leading to an explosion of unprecedented scale.

2013年1月7日 · Joining a convoy, French freighter SS Mont-Blanc entered Halifax Harbour. Known only to the crew and a few port officials, the ship was packed with munitions. Steaming outbound, the SS Imo collided with the Mont-Blanc. Sparks set the French ship on fire and the ship erupted into the largest explosion yet created by man.

2023年8月19日 · The former SS Mont-Blanc was vaporized and the explosive force was so powerful that it caused a tsunami in Halifax, wiping out homes (and their inhabitants) in the process, rendering 6,000...

2013年1月7日 · Steaming outbound, the SS Imo collided with the Mont-Blanc. Sparks set the French ship on fire beyond the crew’s ability to extinguish the flames; they escaped and the ship erupted into the largest explosion yet created by man.