Wreck of the Portland - A Doomed Ship, a Violent Storm, and New England s Worst Maritime

The SS Portland was a solid and luxurious ship, and its loss in 1898 in a violent storm with some 200 people aboard was later remembered as "New England's Titanic." The Portland was one of New England's largest and most luxurious paddle steamers, and after nine years' solid performance, she had earned a reputation as a safe and dependable vessel. In November 1898, a perfect storm formed off the New England coast. Conditions would produce a blizzard with 100 miles per hour winds and 60-foot waves that pummeled the coast.

The ship and its crew were never seen again.

Before the storm abated it became one of the worst ever recorded in New England waters. The storm, now known as "The Portland Gale," killed 400 people along the coast and sent more than 200 ships to the bottom, including the doomed Portland.

About the author

J. North Conway is the author of more than a dozen nonfiction books. His most recent book New England Rocks, published by Arcadia Publishing in 2017, examines the history, lore, legends and people associated with forty-five notable New England geological wonders. He is also the author a trilogy on New York City during the Gilded Age, published by the Globe Pequot/Lyons Press. It includes the hardcover, paperback and kindle editions of, King of Heists (2009), hailed by Readers' Digest as one of the best books of summer 2009; The Big Policeman(2010), acclaimed by the Wall Street Journal as, "This, surely, is what makes Thomas Byrnes truly interesting..." ; and Bag of Bones (2012). He is also the author of Queen of Thieves, published in 2014 by Skyhorse.

Product details

• Authors: J North Conway, J. North Conway, Conway J. North
• Publisher: Taylor
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781493059461
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-5946-1
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Cape Cod, Maine, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, HISTORY / United States / General, TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Local History, Meteorology & climatology, History of the Americas, Meteorology and climatology, Northeastern & North Atlantic States, US Northeast: New England, Ships and boats: general interest, Ships & boats: general interest, c 1890 to c 1899, Maritime disaster;Portland Maine;Shiipwreck;Violent Storm