Remember the Sultana
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.
Average Score : 65
The Sultana was a river boat that exploded in 1865 killing many passengers, mostly Union Soldiers.
Status: Released
Release Date: 2015-04-27
Geners Documentary
Production Companies River Rock Entertainment LLC Purple Ace Productions
Production Countries
Run time: 96 minutes
Budget: $500,000
Revenue: --
