One Survives the General Chanzy (1910)

Almost as soon as the General Chanzy had left Marseille she had been battered by a terrible storm, later described as one of the worst to hit the Mediterranean in forty years. Her captain, Captain Cayol, considered one of the most careful and steady captains that could be had, struggled to reassure his passengers as they headed to their berths for the night. They would awaken to disaster.  Ship Name: General Chanzy Year Built: 1891 Nationality: French  Ship Type: Single Screw Steam Ship  Tonnage: 2257 Year Sank: 1910 Reason For Sinking: Hit Rock in Storm  Location Sank: Off the coast of Minorca  Lives Lost: An estimated 156  Sources:  https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4214745/4214747/33/general%20chanzy https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4214700/4214703/70/general%20chanzy https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/109006592?searchTerm=general%20chanzy https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/148742860?searchTerm=general%20chanzy https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77832298?searchTerm=general%20chanzy https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=PT19100217&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26249419?searchTerm=general%20chanzy https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC19100213.2.40&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/157357768?searchTerm=general%20chanzy https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/89544513?searchTerm=general%20chanzy https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/187334125?searchTerm=general%20chanzy https://newspaperarchive.com/philadelphia-inquirer-feb-12-1910-p-1/ https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1898/03/23/102549871.html?pageNumber=7 https://farsdebalears.com/en/faro/punta-nati-lighthouse https://chroniquesterriennes.com/2020/02/le-paquebot-general-chanzy-partie-2-le-naufrage.html http://www.generalchanzy.com/El%20monumento_en.html https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/198869574?searchTerm=general%20chanzy https://www.palmesana.com/noticia/tragedia-menorquina-del-general-chanzy/ https://www.descobreixmenorca.com/en/lighthouses-of-menorca/favaritx-lighthouse/ https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3875956/3875958 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1910/02/13/105074719.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 animeinsightsarchive.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/fma-uniform-pattern3.pdf https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3875983/3875985/21/general%20chanzy https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/91855506?searchTerm=general%20chanzy Watson, Milton H. Disasters at Sea. P. Stephens, 1987