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The wreck of the Portland : a doomed ship, a violent storm, and New England's worst maritime disaster
- Title
- The wreck of the Portland : a doomed ship, a violent storm, and New England's worst maritime disaster / J. North Conway.
- Author
- Conway, J. North (Jack North)
- Publication
- Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2019]
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Details
- Description
- xi, 201 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "The SS Portland was a solid and luxurious ship, and its loss in 1898 in a violent storm with some 200 people aboard was later remembered as "New England's Titanic." The Portland was one of New England's largest and most luxurious paddle steamers, and after nine years' solid performance, she had earned a reputation as a safe and dependable vessel. In November 1898, a perfect storm formed off the New England coast. Conditions would produce a blizzard with 100 miles per hour winds and 60-foot waves that pummeled the coast. The ship and its crew were never seen again. Before the storm abated it became one of the worst ever recorded in New England waters. The storm, now known as "The Portland Gale," killed 400 people along the coast and sent more than 200 ships to the bottom, including the doomed Portland"--
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-189) and index.
- Contents
- The Portland -- The storm -- The wreck.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-6903
- ISBN
- 9781493039784
- 1493039784
- LCCN
- 2019005687
- OCLC
- 1105750330
- Author
- Conway, J. North (Jack North), author.
- Title
- The wreck of the Portland : a doomed ship, a violent storm, and New England's worst maritime disaster / J. North Conway.
- Publisher
- Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2019]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-189) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1800-1899
- Other Form:
- Online version: Conway, J. North, 1949- The wreck of the Portland Guilford : Lexington Books 2019. 9781493039791 (DLC) 2019980556
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-6903