The Sultana Steamer Disaster The Worst Maritime Disaster In United States History In Which 1 800 Soldiers Died Prisoners Of War Engineering Disasters Civil War from ar.pinterest.com
History but it was largely overlooked because it came so soon after the end of the american civil war gen. Nine of the fleets 30 ships were lost. Whilst 1 500 perished on the titanic in the region of 10 000 people died when the wilhelm gustloff sank in freezing darkness off poland s baltic coast.
Today is the 68th anniversary of the worst maritime disaster in history.
Top 10 worst maritime disasters in history. This philippine registered passenger ferry sank after colliding with the mt vector on december 20 1987. President lincoln was assassinated 12 days before the sultana disaster library of congress 1860s the april of 1865 was a particularly eventful and violent month in american history. The sinking of the ss princess sophia is to this day the worst maritime accident in the history of british columbia and alaska.
