Halifax Explosion - Wikipedia
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. Mont-Blanc, laden …
Halifax explosion of 1917 | Significance & Facts | Britannica
Dec 9, 2025 · Halifax explosion of 1917, disaster in Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada, in which a munitions ship exploded, killing nearly 2,000 people.
Halifax Explosion: History's Largest Blast Before Nuclear Bombs
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 …
Halifax Explosion - The Canadian Encyclopedia
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 …
The Great Halifax Explosion | December 6, 1917 | HISTORY
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 …
December 6, 1917: The Worst Disaster In Canadian History
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 Halifax Explosion - Canada and the First World War
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 …