Timeline Sunday 20 June 1819

Events on Sunday 20 June 1819 1

• 1819 SS Savannah crosses the Atlantic First steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean The hybrid sail-and-steam vessel SS Savannah departed Savannah, Georgia, and arrived in Liverpool, England, becoming the first steam-powered ship to cross the Atlantic. It used its steam engine for only a small part of the voyage, relying mainly on sail. The feat foreshadowed the eventual shift from sail to steam in transoceanic travel.