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Coffin ships were called coffin ships because lots of people died on them
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What killed people in the coffin ships?
Coffin ships are called coffin ships cause lots of people died on them
What were the ships called in the potato famine?
the ships carrying emigrants were called "coffin" ships
What is Name of ship migrating from Ireland in1800s?
Some of the ships were called coffin ships. These ships, crowded and disease ridden, with poor access to food and water, resulted in the deaths of many people as they crossed the Atlantic. Owners of coffin ships provided as little food, water, and living space as was legally possible - if they obeyed the law at all. While coffin ships were the cheapest way to cross the Atlantic, mortality rates of 30% aboard the coffin ships were common.
What was the nickname of the boat used for emigrating during potato famine and why were they called this?
They were called "coffin" ships because a large number of the people who emigrated on the ships died before they could reach there destination.
What did one casket say to the other casket?
*"Do you believe in people?" ;-) *I can't see you."
What diseases were common on board coffin ships?
typhus from the water
What does the term coffin ships mean?
The term coffin ship is used to refer to the ships that carried Irish immigrants escaping the Great Irish Famine as well as displaced Highlanders due to the Highland Clearances.These ships, crowded and disease ridden, with poor access to food and water, resulted in the deaths of many people as they crossed the Atlantic, and led to the Typhus epidemic of 1847 at quarantine stations in Canada.Owners of coffin ships provided as little food, water, and living space as was legally possible - if they obeyed the law at all. While coffin ships were the cheapest way to cross the Atlantic, mortality rates of 30% aboard the coffin ships were common. It was said that sharks could be seen following the ships, because so many bodies were thrown overboard.
A cloth draped over a coffin?
A cloth draped over a coffin is called a pall. This is why the six men who walk beside a coffin (and who carry the coffin if necessary) are called pallbearers.
What was the coffin called that pharaohs were buried in?
what was the coffin that the paroah was buried in called The coffin is called a 'sarcophagus'. Whch seems to translate literally to '[phagus] eater of the [sarco] dead'.
What is it called when a stone coffin in which a wood coffin was placed?
Sarcophagus
What is a pharaohs coffin called?
A Pharaoh's coffin is called a sarcophagus.
What is the name of the Monster High coffin cell phone?
it is called an i coffin
