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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.
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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 did the term coffin nail mean in world war 1?
it means that
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 diseases were common on board coffin ships?
typhus from the water
What is second coffin?
a second coffin is a term that is used by gansters to tell somone they are gay
A framework of wood or metal placed over the coffin or tomb of a deceased person?
Hearse Correction: A hearse is a funeral car carrying the coffin. The question probably relates to a catafalque.
Where did they go after the potato famine?
They emigrated to places like Canada Britain Australia and America on coffin ships
How did the potato blight in Ireland affect America?
thousands of Irish people went to America on coffin ships with disease
What does kurohitsugi mean?
it means black coffin
What is the technical term for gray hair due to old age'?
Coffin-camouflage.
