SS Morro Castle
Launched - 5 March, 1930 | Maiden Voyage - 23 August,1930
Fate - Caught fire and beached near Asbury Park, New Jersey 8 September, 1934
“And this is the joy of a journey by sea — only the pleasures of the moment are real — tomorrows and yesterdays are sunk beyond the horizon.”
— Morro Castle & Oriente Promotional Brochure, 1930s
“The flames kept advancing toward us. A little knot of people clustered around us. Then I hear a steward say; ‘We’d better jump. We’ll all hold hands and jump together.’”
-Marjorie Budlong, Morro Castle Survivor
