 The Pulaski explodes; from page 170 of the book The Tragedy of the Seas; or, Sorrow on the ocean, lake, and river, from shipwreck, plague, fire and famine (1848) by Charles Elms
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Pulaski |
| Builder | John A. Robb & Co.[1] |
| Launched | 1837 |
| Out of service | 1838 |
| Fate | Sunk by internal explosion 14 June 1838 |
| Notes | Approx. 128 lost; 59 saved |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Steam packet |
The Steamship Pulaski disaster was the term given to the June 14, 1838, explosion on board the American steam packet Pulaski, which caused her to sink 30 miles off the coast of North Carolina with the loss of two-thirds of her passengers and crew. About 59 persons survived, and 128 were lost.[2] Her starboard boiler exploded about 11 p.m., causing massive damage as the ship was traveling from Savannah, Georgia, to Baltimore, Maryland; she sank in 45 minutes.[3]
- ^ "Pulaski (Steamship:1837)". catalogs.marinersmuseum.org. Baltimore, Maryland. 1837. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ "Heart-rending Catastrophe", The North-Carolina Standard, 27 June 1838, from Office of the Wilmington Advertiser
- ^ Price, Mark (19 June 2018). "1838 shipwreck of 'Pulaski' from Savannah was 'the Titanic of its time.' Divers just made an eerie discovery". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 27 November 2022.