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| History | |
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| Owner | E. B. Ward, Detroit or E. B. and S. Ward, St. Clair |
| Builder | J. L. Wolverton |
| Completed | 1848 or 1849 |
| In service | May 1849 |
| Out of service | 1852 |
| Fate | Sunk after collision, 20 August 1852 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1155 tons |
| Length | 267 feet (81 m) |
| Beam | 33 feet (10 m) |
| Depth | 12.5 feet (3.8 m) |
| Capacity | 300+ passengers |
Atlantic was a steamboat that sank in Lake Erie after a collision with the steamer Ogdensburg on 20 August 1852, with the loss of at least 150[1] but perhaps as many as 300 lives.[2] The loss of life made this disaster, in terms of loss of life from the sinking of a single vessel, the fifth-worst tragedy in the history of the Great Lakes.[1]
- ^ a b Ratigan 1973, p. 68.
- ^ Mane 2010.