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Jan 13, 2011 · Halifax was devastated on 6 December 1917 when two ships collided in the city's harbour, one of them a munitions ship loaded with explosives bound for the battlefields of the First World War. What followed was one of the largest human-made explosions prior to the detonation of the first atomic bombs in 1945.
May 3, 2024 · Halifax explosion, devastating explosion on December 6, 1917, that occurred when a munitions ship blew up in the harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Nearly 2,000 people died and some 9,000 were injured in the disaster, which flattened more than 1 square mile (2.5 square km) of the city of Halifax.
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- Halifax at War. Halifax was a very important port during the First World War. It was the main base of the Royal Canadian Navy. It was also a base for the Royal Navy (Britain’s navy).
- What Happened? The ships that ran into each other were the Imo and Mont-Blanc. The Imo was from Norway. It was going to New York to get supplies for the Belgian people and was leaving Halifax harbour.
- Explosion. The Mont-Blanc exploded soon after 9:00 a.m. The explosion instantly killed about 1,600 people and destroyed or damaged thousands of buildings.
- Response. People rushed from other parts of Halifax to help. They included many soldiers and sailors. Soon after, relief workers and supplies arrived from across Nova Scotia.
Jan 23, 2020 · The Halifax Explosion occurred when a Belgian relief vessel and a French munitions carrier collided in Halifax Harbour during World War I. Crowds gathered around to watch the fire from the initial collision. The munitions ship drifted towards the pier and after twenty minutes blew sky high.
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9,000 (approximate) 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. The Mont-Blanc, laden with high explosives, caught fire and exploded, devastating the Richmond district of Halifax.
The Explosion immediately disrupted communications linking North America, Nova Scotia, and the world overseas. Roadways, telegraph and telephone lines, submarine cables were disrupted by the blast. Rail links to the piers, and many of the piers themselves, were destroyed.
Aug 2, 2015 · While Canadian soldiers were fighting in Europe during the First World War, the effects of the conflict were increasingly felt on the home front — nowhere more so than in parts of Atlantic Canada.
