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Why were coofin ships called coffin ships?
Coffin ships were called coffin ships because lots of people died on them
What killed people in the coffin ships?
Coffin ships are called coffin ships cause lots of people died on them
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 were the ships called in the potato famine?
the ships carrying emigrants were called "coffin" ships
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.
How did they use cats on pirate ships?
To catch mice so that these rodents didn't eat all the food on board/spread diseases etc
Disease on slave ships?
Small pox and the yellow fever were two of the most common diseases on slave ships. This was because they lived in unhealthy, tight packed, and disease ridden spaces.
Where did they go after the potato famine?
They emigrated to places like Canada Britain Australia and America on coffin ships
How many men where on board the German ships when they attacked curacao?
4800 men on the ships
How did the potato blight in Ireland affect America?
thousands of Irish people went to America on coffin ships with disease
What are two diseases that were easily spread on prison ships?
scurvy
What is the work of electrician in ships?
responsible for the installation,repair and maintenance of electrical equipments on board the ships.
