Sultana (1863)

Builder:
John Litherbury
Cincinnati, Ohio
Keel laid:
N/A
Launched:
January 3, 1863
Year built:
1863
Completed:
N/A
Fate:
Exploded and sank Apr. 27, 1865.

Location: Mississippi River, 8 miles north of Memphis, Tennessee.

1,547 killed, 700+ survivors.
(The death toll is the official number, however the real number could be as high as 1,800)


Owner
Pres Lodwick
Cincinnati, Ohio

Mar. 1864:
Unknown group of investors
St. Louis, Missouri


Dimensions, machinery and performance
Length:
260'
Hull:
Wood
Beam:
42'
Engines:
N/A
Across wheels:
N/A
Boilers:
4 by Moore & Richardson, Cincinnati, Ohio
Wheel diameter:
34'
Speed:
N/A
Draft:
7'
HP:
N/A
Gross tons:
660
Funnels:
2
Crew:
N/A
Masts:
2
Passengers:
376 (including crew)


Captains
From
To
Name
Mar. 1864
Pres Lodwick
Mar. 1864
Apr. 27, 1865
J. Cass Mason


History
Feb. 12, 1863:
Maiden voyage Cincinnati-Wheeling.
Mar. 1864:
Sold at St. Louis, Missouri. Used on St. Louis - New Orleans route.
Notes
The Sultana disaster was the worst maritime disaster in U.S. history.


Builder's Data
Page published Apr. 14, 2005