La Bourgogne was a story that seemed to overturn every idea of Victorian gallantry, and it horrified the reading public with its brutality. That the ship had sank in a matter of half an hour was not enough to explain its high mortality, but that was swiftly clarified by the surviving passengers, who began to tell of a murderous fight as the ship sank beneath the waves.

Ship Name: La Bourgogne

Nationality: French

Built: 1886

Tonnage: 7395

Ship Type: Steamer, Passenger Ocean Liner

Sank: 1898

Reason For Sinking: Collision with Cromartyshire

Lives Lost: 549

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