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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. The ship sank in a hurricane in September 1857, along with 425 of her 578 passengers and ...
On August 20, 1857, several hundred passengers boarded the S. S. Sonora, of the Pacific Mail Steamship Line, and left San Francisco headed south toward Panama City. Aboard was over $1.6 million in gold – thousands of freshly minted 1857-S Double Eagles, some earlier $20 coins as well, ingots, and gold in other forms.
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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.
SS Central America: Haunting photos recovered from the 'ship of gold' wreck on ocean floor. Passenger photos recovered from an infamous wreck have finally been published.
The Central America was a compromise design built to retain sail capabilities while depending for primary power on her steam engines driving the paddle wheels. With a length of 272 feet, a 40-foot beam, and a 32-foot depth, the ship was primarily designed as a passenger carrier. She usually carried sufficient coal for the entire round trip.
Jan 2, 2015 · The 280-foot side-wheel steamer SS Central America was loaded with newly cast gold bars and coins from mints in San Francisco. It’s route to New York was a regular one. The gold shipment and hundreds of passengers boarded the vessel in San Francisco bound for the west coast of Panama. Here, they traveled by rail to Aspinwall on the east coast ...
Mar 27, 2022 · In 1857, the SS Central America, also known as the "ship of gold", sank off the coast of the US state of South Carolina, along with some new-found riches from the California Gold Rush.
