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Ss Sultana: the Steamboat that Starred in the Largest Maritime Disaster in the United States
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The Sultana SS was a steamboat built in 1863 in the state of Ohio. With 80 meters in length and prepared to transport around 400 passengers, it soon became a regular boat on the Mississippi River. However, in April 1865 it passed into history for a tragic reason: the largest maritime disaster in the history of the United States, which caused the death of more than 1,800 people. The tragedy occurred when the ship sailed overloaded and suffered a …
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