On the morning of 6 December 1917, the French cargo ship SS Mont-Blanc was hit by the Norwegian vessel SS Imo in the harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mont-Blanc, laden with high …

Feb 27, 2026 · Halifax explosion of 1917, disaster in Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada, in which a munitions ship exploded, killing nearly 2,000 people.

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 …

Sep 25, 2025 · News of what happened when two ships collided in the harbour of the historic port city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, on December 6, 1917, made headlines worldwide. In times of war, accidents …

Jun 8, 2025 · The Halifax explosion obliterated the north end of Halifax, snapping trees, demolishing buildings, killing more than 1,600 people, and injuring around 9,000 others. It was the largest and …

The Halifax Explosion was the largest man-made explosion to occur before the dropping of the atomic bombs during the Second World War. On 6 December 1917, the Mont Blanc, a French vessel loaded …

Jul 20, 2010 · At 9:05 a.m., in the harbor of Halifax in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, the most devastating manmade explosion in the pre-atomic age occurs when the Mont Blanc, a French …

Dec 5, 2025 · A collision between two ships in Halifax Harbour led to an explosion of catastrophic proportions, killing over 1,900 people, injuring 9,000 others, and destroying large sections of the city.

Sep 19, 2025 · The Halifax Explosion of 1917 remains one of the most shocking disasters of the 20th century. A single collision in a harbor unleashed a force greater than almost any weapon known at …

On that Thursday the Norwegian vessel SS Imo, carrying Belgian relief supplies, and the French freighter SS Mont Blanc, carrying munitions, collided in Halifax Harbour, thereby creating what was …