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Halifax Explosion Research Paper

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The Halifax explosion happened on December 6th,1917 at approximately 9:04am. The explosion occured at the Halifax Harbour shortly after a collision between "Mont Blanc" a French ammunition ship and "Imo" a Beligrian relief ship. Since Halifax harbour had a long history of association with the Navy, it was considered to be a military town. It provided supplies for the war and within 3 years the harbour began to evolve/grow rapidly. On December 3rd the Imo arrived at Halifax to refuel beacsue they were headed to New York to load relief supplies. However in order to leave Halifax, clearance was required from the British Naval Authority, Commander Frederick Wyatt, who was in charge of all harbor traffic.Commander Wyatt also received a telegram

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