Sultana
Steamboat
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Sultana was a commercial side-wheel steamboat which exploded and sank on the Mississippi River on April 27, 1865, killing 1,167 people in what remains the worst maritime disaster in United States history. Wikipedia
Launched: January 3, 1863
Builder: John Litherbury Boatyard, Cincinnati, Ohio
Length: 260′
Death: 1,167 people
Capacity: 376 passengers and cargo
Crew: 85
Propulsion: 34 ft (10 m) diameter paddlewheels