PS General Slocum
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ps-general-slocum-188-1833749
title:
PS General Slocum
text:
The PS General Slocum was a sidewheel passenger steamboat built in Brooklyn, New York, in 1891. During her service history, she was involved in a number of mishaps, including multiple groundings and collisions. On June 15, 1904, General Slocum caught fire and sank in the East River of New York City. At the time of the disaster, she was on a chartered run carrying members of St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church to a church picnic. An estimated 1,021 out of the 1,342 people on board died. The Ge
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Passenger steamboat; sank in New York City in 1904
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS_General_Slocum
date created:
2003-10-27T18:40:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T19:48:15Z
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13
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