The Great Halifax Explosion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Great_Halifax_Explosion
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disaster_response
explosive
gptkbp:aftermath major reconstruction of Halifax
gptkbp:casualties approximately 2,000 killed
gptkbp:category 20th-century explosions
maritime disasters in Canada
gptkbp:cause collision of SS Mont-Blanc and SS Imo
gptkbp:commemorates annual ceremony on December 6
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:date 1917-12-06
gptkbp:destroyedBy over 1,600 buildings destroyed
over 12,000 buildings damaged
gptkbp:explosiveCargo TNT
guncotton
benzol
picric acid
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Great Halifax Explosion
gptkbp:injuries over 9,000 injured
gptkbp:involvedVessel gptkb:SS_Imo
gptkb:SS_Mont-Blanc
gptkbp:largestManMadeExplosionPreNuclear yes
gptkbp:location gptkb:Halifax
gptkb:Nova_Scotia
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Halifax_Explosion_Memorial_Bell_Tower
gptkbp:notableSurvivor gptkb:Vince_Coleman
gptkbp:reliefEffortsBy gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:shockwave felt over 200 km away
gptkbp:tsunami yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_E._Bacon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7