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In 1819, the Savannah, financed by William Scarborough and his associates, citizens of Savannah, became the first steamship to cross the ocean. Built by Francis Fickett and commanded by Captain Moses Rogers, it steamed out of Savannah for Liverpool on May 22, 1819, and arrived on June 20, 1819.
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