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The Suffering of the Ville de St Nazaire (1897)
The New York Times reported the following on the 19th of March, 1897: “Monday found the old iron vessel buffeted about at the mercy of a full gale and turbulent seas. That night the elements broke out in a wild frenzy. The combers made a breach over the decks, they ripped off the hatches, and under their terrific bombardment the doors of the cabin were battered in. Water flooded the saloon, filled the hold, and rushed into the engine room.”
Please note that the picture in the video is of another French Line ship of the same era, the Louisiane. We were not able to find a picture of the Ville de St Nazaire.
Ship Name: Ville de St Nazaire
Year Built: 1870
Tonnage: 2640
Nationality: French
Ship Type: Single Screw Steamship
Year Wrecked: 1897
Reason for Wreck: Sank in a Storm
Location Lost: Somewhere off Cape Hatteras
Lives Lost: 62
Sources:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/88084674?searchTerm=ville%20de%20st%20nazaire%20shipwreck
https://books.google.com/books?id=mNEsAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA45-PA2&dq=ville+de+st+nazaire+shipwreck+1897&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiXl_qg14GIAxUC4MkDHVc4K8IQ6AF6BAgHEAI#v=onepage&q=ville%20de%20st%20nazaire%20shipwreck%201897&f=false
https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=tjd18970318-01.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN----------
https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=IJ18970329.1.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------
https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=IJ18970323.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32344572
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1897/03/29/102538989.html?pageNumber=1
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1897/03/19/102058938.html?pageNumber=3
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1897/04/01/102539357.html?pageNumber=1
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By Shipwreck ArchivesThe New York Times reported the following on the 19th of March, 1897: “Monday found the old iron vessel buffeted about at the mercy of a full gale and turbulent seas. That night the elements broke out in a wild frenzy. The combers made a breach over the decks, they ripped off the hatches, and under their terrific bombardment the doors of the cabin were battered in. Water flooded the saloon, filled the hold, and rushed into the engine room.”
Please note that the picture in the video is of another French Line ship of the same era, the Louisiane. We were not able to find a picture of the Ville de St Nazaire.
Ship Name: Ville de St Nazaire
Year Built: 1870
Tonnage: 2640
Nationality: French
Ship Type: Single Screw Steamship
Year Wrecked: 1897
Reason for Wreck: Sank in a Storm
Location Lost: Somewhere off Cape Hatteras
Lives Lost: 62
Sources:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/88084674?searchTerm=ville%20de%20st%20nazaire%20shipwreck
https://books.google.com/books?id=mNEsAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA45-PA2&dq=ville+de+st+nazaire+shipwreck+1897&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiXl_qg14GIAxUC4MkDHVc4K8IQ6AF6BAgHEAI#v=onepage&q=ville%20de%20st%20nazaire%20shipwreck%201897&f=false
https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=tjd18970318-01.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN----------
https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=IJ18970329.1.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------
https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=IJ18970323.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32344572
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1897/03/29/102538989.html?pageNumber=1
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1897/03/19/102058938.html?pageNumber=3
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1897/04/01/102539357.html?pageNumber=1