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SS Central America, known as the Ship of Gold, was a 280-foot (85 m) sidewheel steamer that operated between Central America and the East Coast of the United States during the 1850s. She was originally named the SS George Law, after George Law of New York.
Over 7,000 gold coins were recovered from the S.S. Central America during the shipwreck’s discovery in 1988, exactly 131 years after its last voyage. The S.S. Central America find serves as a unique time capsule of artifacts from a prosperous and significant time in United States history.
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Mar 27, 2022 · 26 March 2022. California Gold Marketing Group. Ambrotype of a young woman. In 1857, the SS Central America, also known as the "ship of gold", sank off the coast of the US state of South...
Oct 28, 2014 · Its treasure, touted as America's greatest, is the once-lost vessel's claim to fame, but the tragic story of the SS Central America's demise is a tale of heroism and a captain's valiant effort to save his ship. The 278-foot-long, wooden-hulled Central America was commissioned in 1853 by the U.S. Mail Steamship Co.
Jul 29, 2022 · 175 years after it sank, 'Ship of Gold' treasures begin tour of US before going up for auction. Treasures recovered from a shipwreck that's been at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean since 1857 are ...
January 1990. Naval History Magazine. Volume 4 Number 1. The Old Navy. View Issue. Facebook Twitter Reddit Email. Comments. For 132 years the remains of the ill-fated sail-and-sidewheel steamer Central America rested untouched on the Atlantic floor near the western edge of the Gulf Stream, in 800 feet of water off the South Carolina coast.
