2015
- Documentary
Remember the Sultana
The sultana was a river boat that exploded in 1865 killing many passengers, mostly union soldiers.
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1h 36m
Languages
- en
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.
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StatusReleased
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Release dateApril 27, 2015
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Original LanguageEnglish
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Budget$ 500,000
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Production Companies
- Purple Ace Productions
- River Rock Entertainment LLC