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On 15 November 1873, Ville du Havre sailed from New York with 313 passengers and crew on board, under the command of captain Marino Surmonte. After a week's steaming across the Atlantic ocean, she collided with the iron clipper, Loch Earn at about 2 a.m. in the morning of Saturday, 22 November, at the position 47°21′N 35°31′W. At the time of the collision, Ville du Havre was proceeding under both steam and sail at about 12 knots.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Ville_du_Havre
https://worldhistoryproject.org/1873/11/22/wreck-of-the-ss-ville-du...
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/americancolony/amcolony-family.html