SS Eastland

SS Eastland was a passenger ship based in Chicago and used for tours. On July 24, 1915, the ship capsized while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. In total, 844 passengers and crew were killed in what is the largest loss of life from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes.

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Speed Queen of the Great Lakes; USS Wilmette
speed 16.5 knot, beam 11.58 metre, length 80.77 metre, draft 6.91 metre,
steamship, United States Navy,

Historical Collections of the Great Lakes page^@

Location: 41.8872, -87.6317, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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SS Eastland ⓘ
passenger ship that rolled over in Chicago in 1915
USLHT Dahlia ⓘ
USS Chicago ⓘ
1944 Baltimore-class cruiser

1903-05-06T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1920-06-29T00:00:00Z

ship recommissioning

1945-04-09T00:00:00Z

ship recommissioning

1919-07-09T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1940-02-15T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1945-11-28T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1812-08-15T00:00:00Z

1812 Battle of Fort Dearborn

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Frameless

"Here Is The Evidence!" (Chicago Tribune Jul 26, 1915 reprint of a 1913 letter by engineer to government inspectors regarding The Eastland)

Photograph of The Eastland (upright) at port. - NARA - 281840

Eastland Steamboat in 1909

S.S. Eastland c.1911

USS Wilmette

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	1812	Battle of Fort Dearborn	United States, battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
link	page		Historical Collections of the Great Lakes page^@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		SS Eastland	steamship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USLHT Dahlia	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Chicago	heavy cruiser, Baltimore-class cruiser	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1916	Boeing	organization, arms industry, public company, aerospace manufacturer, space industry, weapons manufacturing company, aircraft construction, aircraft industry, space-based economy, business, enterprise, aerospace industry, rail vehicle manufacturing	Wikidata
site	fort	1803	Fort Dearborn	destroyed building or structure, fort	Wikidata
site	museum		AVR 661	crash rescue boat, United States Army Air Corps, preserved watercraft, museum ship	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Pritzker Military Museum & Library	military library, research library, military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		"Here Is The Evidence!" (Chicago Tribune Jul 26, 1915 reprint of a 1913 letter by engineer to government inspectors regarding The Eastland)		Commons
commons	image		Photograph of The Eastland (upright) at port. - NARA - 281840		Commons
commons	image		Eastland Steamboat in 1909		Commons
commons	image		S.S. Eastland c.1911		Commons
commons	image		USS Wilmette		Commons

SS Eastland

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