SS United States (1864)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | SS United States |
| Builder | S. Gildersleeve & Son, Portland, Connecticut |
| Launched | 1864 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Wrecked off Cape Romain, South Carolina, 3 April 1881 |
| Notes | no lives lost |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | steamship |
| Tonnage | 1,289 GRT 1,180.10 NRT |
| Length | 197 ft 0 in (60.05 m) LOA |
| Beam | 36 ft 5 in (11.10 m) |
| Draught | 17 ft 2 in (5.23 m) |
| Depth of hold | 24 ft 0 in (7.32 m) |
| Decks | 3 |
| Installed power | 40 in × 40 in (1,000 mm × 1,000 mm), two cylinder, direct action steam engine |
| Propulsion | screw |
| Sail plan | brigantine |
SS United States was a merchant steamship launched in 1864 and lost off Cape Romain, South Carolina, in 1881. She was the most expensive steamer built by the American shipbuilding firm of S. Gildersleeve & Son, which built 120 vessels. The vessel was named for her country and sported the United States' national symbol, an American eagle, as her figurehead.
She ran aground on Cape Romain on 3 April 1881.
In June 2013, E. Lee Spence announced that United States's wreck site had been located.