Episode 3 - Sultana

Beyond the Breakers

English - February 18, 2021 19:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 77 ratings
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In this episode, we discuss the deadliest maritime accident in US history - the riverboat Sultana, which sank in April 1865 transporting recently liberated Union POWs north at the end of the American Civil War.

*originally released 2/18/21; edited and re-uploaded 2/4/22

For detailed reference:
https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2009/august/death-river

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