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Sultana was a wooden, side-paddled steamboat built by the John Litherbury Boatyard for cotton trade on the Mississippi River. On April 27th, 1865 it suffered a boiler explosion while being overloaded with passengers,around 1000 more than intended.DECO ON

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frabreez 10th August

always +1 for maritime history
yesyesy 10th August

i like it +1
BuyParkingLot 10th August

sapient-primum: what does that mean
GooberZettian 9th August

Much flammable
sapient-primum 7th August

PixalVixan: Now it's an official element in The Powder Toy
bodenS 6th August

It's good that it is still being recognized. Very tragic disaster.
BuyParkingLot 6th August

Haven't heard about that game in awhile
PixalVixan 6th August

If I recall correctly, this vessel exists within the game known as Stormworks: Build and Rescue.
bodenS 6th August

Also aboard, several engineers, and one had reported an issue with a boiler, however it was brushed off. At around 2AM, there was a boiler explosion, which tore a 25-foot hole in the ship. The Sultana was sinking AND on fire. Several had already died from the initial explosion and many more were going to. It was when bodies had floated down river that it was clear a tragedy occured.
bodenS 6th August

You are correct, yes. After the Civil War, many Union soldiers were left in Confederate POW camps, and the government was awarding any captain who brought aboard some of these soldiers- $2.50 for each soldier and $8 for each officer. The captain, hoping to make extra money, brought aboard as many as possible. The orignal 376 passenger vessel had carried 1000 more.

SULTANA Steamboat. by bodenS

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