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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
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SGT (Join to see) my goodness, I had no clue of this horrific disaster of 1865. I learn something new everyday. Thank you so candidly.
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I only recently heard about it myself!
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LTC Stephen F.
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Thanks SGT (Join to see) for sharing 21 Images Depicting the Sultana Disaster of 1865.
Thanks for alerting me SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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Ya, like others, had never heard of this. Over 2000 pax on a ship designed for 375 sounds like a severe cases of greed by the ship owners.
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That would not float today, pardon the bad pun. Five times more passengers than it should have had was a disaster waiting to happen.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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Yes, and a good example of where government regulations are a good thing.
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