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Passenger steamer · 1857

SS Central America

Off the Carolinas, USA

SS Central America
Photo: Wikimedia CommonsSource

History

Known as the 'Ship of Gold', she went down in a hurricane carrying tonnes of California gold, causing a financial panic.

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