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SS Ohio (1872)
SS ''Ohio'' was an iron passenger liner, passenger-cargo steamship built by William Cramp & Sons in 1872. The second of a series of four Pennsylvania class steamship, ''Pennsylvania''-class vessels, ''Ohio'' and her three sister ships—''SS Pennsylvania (1872), Pennsylvania'', ''SS Indiana (1873), Indiana'' and —were the largest iron ships ever built in the United States at the time of their construction, and amongst the first to be fitted with compound steam engines. They were also the first ships to challenge United Kingdom, British dominance of the wikt:transatlantic, transatlantic trade since the American Civil War. ''Ohio'' spent most of her career on the Liverpool-Philadelphia route she had originally been designed to service. After 25 years of transatlantic crossings, ''Ohio'' was sold in 1898 for service in the Alaskan gold rush. She was wrecked in British Columbian waters in 1909. Development The four ''Pennsylvania'' class liners were constructed at a cost of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Ohio 1907
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