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Remember the Sultana

Remember the Sultana

6.5
2
Year
2018
Genre
Documentary, History
The slogan
The Sultana was a river boat that exploded in 1865 killing many passengers, mostly Union Soldiers.
Director
Mark Marshall
Writer
Brendan Hedges
Mark Marshall
Budget
500,000 $
Duration
1h 36min
Website

Description

Over 2000 Union soldiers, passengers and crew were crammed aboard the steamboat Sultana, licensed to carry 376. Graft, greed, overcrowding, a poorly maintained boat, and the Mississippi River was swollen with spring snowmelt conspired together to create a disaster. On April 27, 1865, the boat’s boilers exploded, causing the worst maritime disaster in US history.