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SS Daphne Launch Disaster

When
1883
Where
Unresolved launch site
Part of
SS Daphne sinks on launch in Glasgow, 124 dead

The SS Daphne sank at launch in 1883 with high loss of life; 124 people died when the ship sank after its launching.

In 1883 the SS Daphne sank at launch with high loss of life. The casualty record states that 124 people died when the ship sank after its launching. The supplied passages do not specify the exact date, the location of the launch, the shipyard, or the cause of the sinking, so those details cannot be asserted here.

Sources

  1. SS Daphne Wikipedia, revision of 2024-02-15
  2. Glasgow Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19

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