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Loss of the SS Portland
- When
- November 26–27, 1898
- Where
- India Wharf
The steamship SS Portland departed Boston for Portland, Maine, on November 26, 1898, during the Portland Gale. None of the 192 passengers and crew survived the storm.
On November 26, 1898, the steamship SS Portland left India Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts, for Portland, Maine, on a regularly scheduled run. She never made it to port. None of the 192 passengers and crew survived the massive storm that wreaked havoc on New England's coast.
Sources
- Portland Gale Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-06
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