Episode 101 - SS Atlantic ft. Titanic Talkline

Alexia (@TitanicTalkline) is with us today to talk about White Star's previous worst disaster - the sinking of the SS Atlantic near Halifax in 1873.

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Sources:

Baber, Mark. "Capt Digby Murray." Encyclopedia Titanica, 1 Nov 2007. https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/community/threads/capt-digby-murray.25551/

"Captain's Statement." SS Atlantic History. www.ssatlantic.com/ssatlantic/history/?c=13

Groff, Meghan. "Remember This? The sinking of SS Atlantic on April 1, 1873." CityNews, 1 Apr 2019. https://halifax.citynews.ca/remember-this/remember-this-the-sinking-of-ss-atlantic-on-april-1-1873-1331345/

Kavin, Kim. "What Really Happened the Night the Atlantic Sank?" Soundings, 16 Feb 2022. https://www.soundingsonline.com/news/what-really-happened-the-night-the-ss-atlantic-sank

"SS Atlantic: A Captain's Fateful Decision." The Maritime Executive, 31 Mar 2016. https://maritime-executive.com/article/ss-atlantic-a-captains-fateful-decision

Turner, Timothy PD. "SS Atlantic (1870)." Titanic and Co. https://www.titanicandco.com/whitestarline/oceanicclass.html#atlantic