SS Ville du Havre

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On 15 November 1873, the Ville du Havre sailed from New York with 313 passengers and crew on board, under the command of Captain Marino Surmonte. After a week's steaming across the Atlantic ocean, she collided with the iron clipper, Loch Earn at about 2am on the morning of Saturday, 22 November at the position 47°21′N 35°31′W. At the time of the collision, Ville du Havre was proceeding under both steam and sail at about 12 knots.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Ville_du_Havre
Coordinates:   46°50'56"N   35°26'20"W
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