M/S Hans Hedtoft was a Danish liner sailing from Greenland that struck an iceberg and sank on January 30, 1959. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat meaning "Land of the Greenlanders" Grønland is a self-governing Danish Province located between the An iceberg is a large piece of freshwater Ice that has broken off from a snow-formed Glacier or Ice shelf and is floating in open water Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Besides the 40 crew members, there were a total of 55 passengers aboard Hans Hedtoft; none of the 95 persons survived. Hans Hedtoft was on its maiden voyage and was said to be "unsinkable" due to its strong design. Maiden Voyage is the fifth Album led by Jazz musician Herbie Hancock, and was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in 1965 for Blue Note The same boast was made of its (in)famous predecessor, the Titanic, almost 50 years earlier. Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland The Hedtoft was built to move through the thick ice of the Greenland area.
External links
- Article on Hans Hedtoft from the municipality of Qaqortoq (Greenland)
- Overview and pictures (in Danish)
- The sunk of the "Hans Hedtoft"/OXKA (in German)
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