The Bohemian (II) was a transatlantic steamer of the British shipping company Leyland Line that was put into service in 1900 and was used in passenger and freight traffic between Great Britain and the USA . On March 1, 1920, the Bohemian ran onto a rock near Sambro on the coast of Nova Scotia (Canada) and sank.
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The 5,544 GRT steel steamship Bohemian was built at the Alexander Stephen and Sons shipyard in Glasgow, Scotland , and was launched on June 28, 1900. The 156.1 meter long and 17.71 meter wide passenger and cargo ship had three decks , a chimney, four masts and a single propeller and was powered by triple expansion steam engines that developed 807 nominal horsepower and allowed a top speed of 13 knots. The Bohemian was equipped with a double floor , nine watertight bulkheads and ballast tanks. The ship operated on the Liverpool - Boston line .
On March 1, 1920, the Bohemian was with 115 crew members and 65 passengers on board under the command of Captain Hiscoe on another westbound voyage from Boston to Liverpool when she was near Sambro ( Chebucto Peninsula ) on the coast of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia in hit a rock called Black Rock in a storm, leapt and sank. The accident happened around 2 a.m. The passengers were ordered on deck and signal rockets were fired. At 3 o'clock the disembarkation of the passengers began. The steamship Roebling brought the survivors to Halifax , where they were accommodated in hotels. 6 of the 180 people on board were killed in the sinking.
