Halifax Explosion, Dec 6, 1917 - Remembrance from a variety of resources

Halifax Explosion, Dec 6, 1917 - Remembrance from a variety of resources

The initial resource used for this community was the Remembrance Book, the official register of Explosion fatalities.When the register was closed in December 1918, it contained 1,631 entries. Full details of the fire and explosion aboard munition ship, Mont Blanc are at https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion/halifax-explosion-infosheet. Mont-Blanc with her cargo of high explosives was en route from New York via Halifax to Bordeaux, France. She collided at low speed with the unladen Imo, chartered to pick up a cargo of relief supplies in New York. The resulting fire aboard the French ship rapidly became out of control. Approximately 20 minutes later the Mont-Blanc exploded. The blast was the largest man-made explosion prior to the development of nuclear weapons, releasing the equivalent energy of roughly 2.9 kilotons of TNT. The community also remembers the highly disciplined members of C.E.F. and others who were instrumental in coordinating relief efforts. The crew of HMCS Niobe, a Canadian Navy Depot ship made a valiant and tragic effort to avert the tragedy and men with a link to the ship and its history are also remembered. Additional web resources at http://www.forposterityssake.ca/Navy/HMCS_NIOBE.htm. https://legionmagazine.com/features/halifax-explosion/index.html

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  • Born 1887

    Died 1917

    Royal Navy 222641 Able Seaman HMS Highflyer

  • Born 1882

    Died 1917

    Other Empire Force Engineer SS Curaca

  • Born 1877

    Royal Navy Naval Cadet

    Royal Navy Midshipman

    Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant

  • Born 1917

    Died 1917

    Other Empire Force Civilian

  • Born 1875

    Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain M.H.C.C.

  • Born 1884

    Royal Navy 204847 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

    Royal Navy 204847 Boy 1st Class HMS Lion

    Royal Navy 204847 Ordinary Seaman HMS Niobe

  • Born 1887

    Royal Navy 231293 Boy 2nd Class HMS Pembroke I

    Royal Navy 231293 Boy 1st Class HMS Northampton

    Royal Navy 231293 Ordinary Seaman HMS Majestic

  • Died 1917

    Canadian Navy VR/5640 Able Seaman Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve H.M.C.S. "Niobe"

  • Born 1910

    Died 1917

    Other Empire Force Civilian Halifax Explosion victim

  • Born 1896

    Died 1917

    Other Empire Force Horseman Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

    Other Empire Force Horseman Mercantile Marine SS Curaca

  • Born 1882

    Canadian Navy Royal Canadian Navy

  • Born 1909

    Died 1917

    Other Empire Force Civilian Halifax Explosion victim

  • Born 1875

    Died 1917

    Canadian Navy ON/20416 Petty Officer 1st Class Royal Canadian Navy HMS Niobe

  • Born 1900

    Died 1917

    Other Empire Force 1481 Private Canadian Militia

  • Born 1887

    Died 1917

    Other Empire Force SS Picton

  • Born 1890

    Died 1917

    Canadian Navy VR-274 Fireman

    Canadian Navy VR-274 Able Seaman Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve

    Canadian Navy VR - 274 Able Seaman Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve, HMCS Musquash

  • Born 1883

    Died 1917

    Canadian Expeditionary Force 733874

    Canadian Expeditionary Force 733874 Private Canadian Army

  • Born 1888

    Died 1917

    Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

    Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine, SS Curaca

  • Born 1909

    Died 1917

    Other Empire Force Civilian

  • Born 1916

    Died 1917

    Other Empire Force Civilian