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Departure from Halifax

Name: Departure from Halifax
Start: 1870-01-28
Location: Halifax

When: 28 January 1870
Where: Halifax
Part of: SS City of Boston departs Halifax and is lost with all aboard

SS City of Boston departed Halifax for Liverpool on 28 January 1870 with 191 people aboard, including prominent local figures.

Commanded by Captain Halcrow, the ship left Halifax on its regular route. The manifest included 55 cabin passengers, 52 steerage passengers, and 84 crew. Some sources indicate 207 people were aboard, and several passengers were notable businessmen and military officers from the city.

Sources

SS City of Boston Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-08

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