The SS Savannah - first steamship to cross the Atlantic

SS Savannah - an American hybrid sailing ship/sidewheel steamer built in 1818. She was the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Picture shows Savannah under both sail and steam power. Savannah was wrecked off Long Island, New York in 1821

1818 1819 Crosses Hybrid Innovation Pioneering Savannah Sidewheel Transatlantic

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