Noronic Cruise Ship

The Noronic docked here at 6 pm.

Noronic cruise ship. Fire tears through a luxury steamship in Torontos harbour. She was also the most luxurious. Friday on what was to have been a gay holiday cruise to Prescott and the Thousand Islands after stops at Detroit and Cleveland.

The unusually large list had boarded the ship for her last cruise of the year. The SS Noronic was an American-registered passenger ship the cruised the waters of the Great Lakes in the 1930s and 40s. Watch Disasters of the Century Season 3 Episode 8 Noronic Fire on Bad Day HQSS Noronic was a passenger ship that was destroyed by fire in Toronto Harbour in.

Nevertheless the anniversary of one of the saddest of these events will be upon us tomorrow for it was exactly 69 years ago Sept. 17 1949 that the popular Great Lakes cruise ship SS Noronic. Because so many of the bodies were burned beyond recognition identification was difficult.

Even 36 years later the 600-passenger Noronic was still the largest and most elegant passenger cruise ship in Canada and widely known as The Queen of the Lakes On Sept. THE NEW YORK TIMES New York September 18 1949 SS Noronic disaster Passenger cruise ship Toronto Harbor canada This 100 page newspaper has a nice five column headline on the front page. Noronic wasmeasuring 362 feet in length with a gross tonnage of 6095the largest cruise ship operating on the Great Lakes.

Ad Book Today and Save. Up To 100 Instant Savings 50 Off Every Guest Kids Sail Free. This post continues the on-going saga of the Noronic Disaster when fire demolished a cruise ship moored at Pier 9 on the Toronto waterfront.

On the evening of September 16 1949 the Noronic a Great Lakes cruise ship carrying 524 passengers docked at Pier 9 100 meters east of here. 40 facilities and activities. Fun for Families World-Class Entertainment Plus The Best Onboard Activities.