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Pages in category "Shipwrecks of the Mississippi River" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
A barge that sank in the Mississippi River during Hurricane Betsy. The barge was raised on 12 November 1965. [22] New York: 7 September 1846 Sunk in a hurricane off the coast while carrying $40,000 in gold and silver. 17 people out of 53 passengers/crew perished. [23] Robert E. Lee United States: 30 July 1942 A passenger freighter torpedoed by ...
About 215 people were aboard the vessel when it was overturned and as a result 98 people drowned. An excursion barge that was being towed by the Sea Wing was unharmed. It is one of the worst maritime disasters that has occurred on the upper Mississippi River. 98 1864 United Kingdom
Historically low water levels in the Mississippi River, a major shipping route, led to multiple discoveries. A 19th-century shipwreck and human remains were uncovered as the Mississippi River ...
It was used to ferry people and horse-drawn wagons across the river in the days before bridges were built, th Historically low water levels in the Mississippi reveal shipwreck from 1915 Skip to ...
Shipwrecks of the Mississippi River (1 C, 50 P) Shipwrecks of the Missouri River (6 P) N. Shipwrecks of New York (state) (2 C, 10 P) O. Shipwrecks of the Ohio River ...
Shipwrecks in the Mississippi River during the period of the American Civil War (April 1861 - May 1865). Pages in category "American Civil War shipwrecks in the Mississippi River" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
List of shipwrecks: 4 January Ship State Description A. L. Mason United States: During a voyage from St. Louis, Missouri, to New Orleans, Louisiana, the steamboat struck a hidden obstruction and sank in the Mississippi River off Delta, Mississippi. She was declared a total loss. [2] Diamond: The schooner was lost off Cossack Creek, Western ...