S.S. Morro Castle Aground, Asbury Park, NJ Vintage Postcard
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A reproduction of a vintage image shows ASBURY PARK NJ, the S.S. Morro Castle Aground Sept. 9th,1934. SS Morro Castle was an ocean liner of the 1930s that was built for the Ward Line for voyages between New York City and Havana, Cuba. The ship was named for the Morro Castle fortress that guards the entrance to Havana Bay. On the morning of September 8, 1934, en route from Havana to New York, the ship caught fire and burned, killing 137 passengers and crew members. The ship eventually beached herself near Asbury Park, New Jersey, and remained there for several months until she was towed off and scrapped. R467262
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