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Morro Castle
Morro Castle may refer to: Fortress * Morro Castle (Havana), a fortress guarding Havana Bay, Cuba * Castillo San Felipe del Morro, a fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico * Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca The Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca (also known by the less formal title of Castillo del Morro or as San Pedro de la Roca Castle) is a fortress on the coast of the Cuban city of Santiago de Cuba. About 6 miles (10 km) southwest of the c ..., also called "Castillo del Morro" ("Morro Castle"), a fortress guarding Santiago, Cuba Ship * SS ''Morro Castle'' (1900), passenger liner of the Ward Line * SS ''Morro Castle'' (1930), passenger liner that burnt in 1934 See also * Morro (other) {{disambiguation, ship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morro Castle (Havana)
Morro Castle ( es, Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro) or Castle of the Three Magi Kings of Morro, named after the three biblical Magi, is a fortress guarding the entrance to the Havana harbor. ( or ; singular: ), also referred to as the (Three) Wise Men or (Three) Kings, also the Three Magi were distinguished foreigners in the Gospel of Matthew and Christian tradition. They are said to have visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. They are regular figures in traditional accounts of the nativity celebrations of Christmas and are an important part of Christian tradition. The Gospel of Matthew is the only one of the four canonical gospels to mention the Magi. Matthew reports that they came "from the east" to worship the "king of the Jews". The gospel never mentions the number of Magi. Still, most western Christian denominations have traditionally assumed them to have been three in number, based on the statement that they brought three gifts. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castillo San Felipe Del Morro
Castillo San Felipe del Morro, also known as El Morro, is a citadel built between 16th and 18th centuries in San Juan, Puerto Rico.www.nps.gov - San Juan National Historic Site - The Gibraltar of the Caribbean - Accessed on 2014-11-29 Development Lying on the northwesternmost point of the islet of , Castillo San Felipe del Morro is named in honor of King . The fortification, ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castillo De San Pedro De La Roca
The Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca (also known by the less formal title of Castillo del Morro or as San Pedro de la Roca Castle) is a fortress on the coast of the Cuban city of Santiago de Cuba. About 6 miles (10 km) southwest of the city centre, it overlooks the bay. The fortress was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997, cited as the best preserved and most complete example of Spanish-American military architecture. History Initial design A ravelin and battery were constructed at the site between 1590 and 1610, to protect the town of Santiago de Cuba. A larger fort was designed in the early 1600s by Battista Antonelli (also known as Juan Battista Antonelli), a member of a Milanese family of military engineers, on behalf of the governor of the city, Pedro de la Roca de Borja, as a defense against raiding pirates. Antonelli's design was adapted to the location of the fortress on the steep sides of the promontory (the ''morro'' from which the fortress gets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Morro Castle (1900)
The SS ''Morro Castle'' was a passenger ship build in 1899 for the Ward Line Company. She was launched in April 14, 1900 and was named after the fortress of the same name, at the entrance to the Havana Bay, Cuba. On 14 May 1904 she sank the schooner ''Pleiades'' in a collision at sea after leaving New York for Havana. She was active during the Mexican Revolution. In 1924, the ship was retired in Brooklyn and In 1926, the ship was sold for scrap in Italy. Characteristics The ''Morro Castle'' was long and wide and had two masts, two funnels and two propellers. The black painted hull was surmounted by a white superstructure. The ship was powered by triple expansion steam engines that allow a top speed of . The passenger accommodations were designed for 136 in first class, 62 in second class, and 44 in third class, with the total of 242 passenger. Service History After the completion of the ''Morro Castle'', William Cramp & Sons delivered the ship to Ward Line in October 1900 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Morro Castle (1930)
SS ''Morro Castle'' was an American ocean liner that caught fire and ran aground on the morning of September 8, 1934, en route from Havana, Cuba, to New York City, United States, with the loss of 137 passengers and crew. On the previous evening, ''Morro Castle''s captain, Robert Willmott, had died suddenly, and his place was taken by Chief Officer William Warms as a strong northeast wind was developing under heavy cloud. At 2:50am, a fire was detected in a storage locker which burned through electrical cables, engulfed the ship in flames, and plunged it into darkness. Response by crew, Coast Guard, and rescue vessels was notably slow and inefficient, with empty capacity in the lifeboats. The decks were too hot to stand on, smoke made breathing difficult, and passengers were forced to leap into ocean swells where swimming was impossible. By mid-afternoon ''Morro Castle'' was abandoned and the survivors were landed on the shores of New Jersey by an assortment of craft. The cause o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
