The Connaught was the height of luxury travel for her first class passengers, and a way to start a new life in a new country for the many immigrants that boarded her in Galway, bound for Boston. A new ship only on her second voyage, and the second largest ship on the ocean, her passengers could be justified in thinking that they had chosen wisely for the safest and most comfortable voyage possible. When a terrible storm hit them however, their voyage would turn into a daring rescue mission.
Ship Name: SS Connaught
Nation of Origin: United Kingdom
Tonnage: 2,959
Launched: 1860
Sank: 1860
Location Sank: 100 Miles from Boston
Reason For Sinking: Caught Fire During a Storm
Lives Lost: None
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