SS Eastland wreck
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Great Lakes passenger ship
historic site
maritime disaster
maritime disaster site
passenger steamship
ship capsizing
shipwreck
The SS Eastland wreck is the remains of a passenger steamship that tragically capsized in the Chicago River in 1915, resulting in one of the deadliest maritime disasters in Great Lakes history.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SS Eastland disaster | 0 |
| SS Eastland | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Great Lakes passenger ship
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ maritime disaster ⓘ maritime disaster site ⓘ passenger steamship ⓘ ship capsizing ⓘ shipwreck ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Western Electric Company excursion
ⓘ
Western Electric Company picnic excursion ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Chicago River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | passenger service on the Great Lakes ⓘ |
| cause |
overcrowding
ⓘ
stability problems ⓘ top-heavy design ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
historical markers
ⓘ
memorials in Chicago ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfEvent | 1915-07-24 ⓘ |
| event | capsizing of SS Eastland ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasPart | SS Eastland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | site of major industrial-era disaster ⓘ |
| homePort | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact | led to reforms in passenger ship safety regulations in the United States ⓘ |
| launched | 1903 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| location |
Chicago River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | SS Eastland wreck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Clark Street Bridge, Chicago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LaSalle Street, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | 844 ⓘ |
| numberOfInjured | 200+ ⓘ |
| operatedOn |
Great Lakes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Chicago
ⓘ
history of the Great Lakes ⓘ maritime history of the Great Lakes ⓘ maritime history of the United States ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1915-07-24 ⓘ |
| significance | one of the deadliest maritime disasters in Great Lakes history ⓘ |
| status | capsized and salvaged ⓘ |
| typeOfLoss | capsizing alongside dock ⓘ |
| yearOfDisaster | 1915 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.