SS Mont Blanc Anchor Shank (Halifax)

Canada / Nova Scotia / Halifax
 monument, place with historical importance
The place where the anchor shank came to rest on the morning of December 6, 1917. When the munitions in the hold of the S.S. Mont Blanc blew up to cause the Halifax Explosion, this shank of the anchor of the Mont Blanc flew 2.3 miles over the entire peninsula of Halifax and across the Northwest Arm to land here on the mainland side of the Northwest Arm near Armdale. This piece of the anchor weighs half a ton.

The inscription on the pedestal reads:
The Dec. 6 1917 Halifax Explosion hurled this 1140 lb anchor shaft 2.35 miles from the S.S. Mont Blanc to this park.

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Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion
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Coordinates:   44°38'15"N   63°36'58"W
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