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Photo # NH 63864:  Steamship Augusta.  Artwork by Erik Heyl

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Augusta (U.S. Steamship, 1852-1877).
Was USS Augusta in 1861-1868 and S.S. Magnolia in 1868-1877

Augusta, a 1310-ton side-wheel steamship, was built in 1852 at New York City for employment in shipping routes from there to Savannah, Georgia, and to the Gulf of Mexico. She was purchased by the U.S. Navy in August 1861 and served as USS Augusta from then until December 1868, when she was sold to commercial interests. Renamed Magnolia, she operated between New York and the South until 30 September 1877, when she foundered in a storm while en route from Savannah, Georgia, to New York.

This page features, and provides links to, all our views of the steamship Augusta, built in 1852.

For views of Augusta during her 1861-68 U.S. Navy service, see:

  • USS Augusta (1861-1868).


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    Photo #: NH 63864

    Steamship Augusta
    (1852-1877)

    Watercolor by Erik Heyl, 1948, painted for use in his book "Early American Steamers", Volume I.
    Built at New York City in 1852, she was taken over by the Navy in 1861 and served as USS Augusta until sold in December 1868. Renamed Magnolia in merchant service, she foundered on 30 September 1877.

    Courtesy of Erik Heyl.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 62KB; 740 x 395 pixels

     

    For views of Augusta during her 1861-68 U.S. Navy service, see:

  • USS Augusta (1861-1868).


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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