SS Eastland
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ss-eastland-186-12709608
title:
SS Eastland
text:
SS Eastland was a passenger ship based in Chicago and used for tours. On 24 July 1915, the ship rolled over onto its side while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. In total, 844 passengers and crew were killed in what was the largest loss of life from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes. After the disaster, Eastland was salvaged and sold to the United States Navy. After restorations and modifications, Eastland was designated a gunboat and renamed USS Wilmette. She was used primarily as a trai
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Passenger ship that rolled over in Chicago in 1915
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Eastland
date created:
2002-02-27T12:53:58Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T10:15:13Z
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13
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