The Halifax Explosion
6 December 1917 · 9:04:35 a.m.
SS Mont-Blanc — inbound, munitions
SS Imo — outbound, relief ship
Detonation at Pier 6
Ship courses are an approximate reconstruction based on the post-explosion inquiry — illustrative, not surveyed positions. Times are approximate apart from the collision (8:45) and detonation (9:04:35).