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SS Phoenix (1845)
Steamship that burned on Lake Michigan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Phoenix was a steamship that burned on Lake Michigan on 21 November 1847, with the loss of at least 190 but perhaps as many as 250 lives. The loss of life made this disaster, in terms of loss of life from the sinking of a single vessel, the fourth-worst tragedy in the history of the Great Lakes.[1]
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Name | Phoenix |
Owner | Pease and Allen, Cleveland |
Completed | 1845 |
Out of service | 21 November 1847 |
Fate | Burned to the waterline, 21 November 1847 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Wooden steamship |
Displacement | 302 |
Length | 140 feet (43 m) |
Beam | 22 feet (6.7 m) |
Depth | 10 feet (3.0 m) |
Propulsion | Steam-powered propellers |
Crew | 25 |
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