SS Republic

Summary

• SS Republic was a sidewheel steamship lost in a hurricane off the coast of Georgia in October 1865, en route to New Orleans. The steamship was carrying passengers, and a large cargo of coins intended for use as hard currency in the economically-devastated South after the American Civil War.

Similar Topics

• RMS Republic
• Republic
• First Republic
• New Republic
• Second Republic
• Third Republic
• Dutch Republic
• Fifth Republic
• Republic Day
• The New Republic

Related Topics

• American Civil War
• Civil war
• En Route
• Hard currency
• The American
• The Coast

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