SS Commodore
Wrecked American steamboat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about SS Commodore?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
For the British collier wrecked in 1896, see SS Commodore (collier).
SS Commodore was an American steamboat that was wrecked off the coast of Florida on 2 January 1897, while en route to Cuba. The event was immortalized when passenger and author Stephen Crane, who was traveling as a war correspondent for the Bacheller-Johnson syndicate, wrote the classic short story "The Open Boat" about his experience.