American steamship SS Arctic collided with the French steamer SS Vesta just off the coast of Newfoundland today in 1854 and sank, taking down with her nearly 400 souls including a 22
HISTORY - #ThisDayInHISTORY 1854 – The steamship SS Arctic sinks with 300 people on board, marking the first great disaster in the Atlantic Ocean. | Facebook
Loss of the U.S.M. Steam Ship Arctic, Off Cape Race Wednesday September 27, 1854… | N. Currier
SS Arctic disaster - Wikipedia
The American Cowboy Chronicles: The SS Arctic & The SS Pacific of the Collins Line
Collins liner Arctic sinking after a collision with the French steamer Vesta in September, 1854. Many lives were lost in the tragedy.