Historedia
Group or institution

SS Portland

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1898

Every event in Historedia whose sources name SS Portland, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Portland Gale blizzard strikes coastal New England

    1898

    Role: Steamship

    1. November 26–27, 1898 · India WharfLoss of the SS Portland

      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.

    2. November 26–27, 1898 · Cohasset harbor and NantucketCoastal Damage and Geographic Changes

      The storm produced a storm surge of about ten feet in Cohasset harbor and hurricane-force winds in Nantucket, killing more than 400 people and sinking more than 150 boats.

Sources

  1. Portland Gale Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-06