Atlantic (1848)

Atlantic

History
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]