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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | SS Tennessee |
| Builder | John A. Robb |
| Launched | 1853 |
| Captured | Captured in by Confederate States of America |
| History | |
 Confederate States | |
| Name | CSS Tennessee |
| Captured | Recaptured by the United States in April 1862 |
| History | |
 United States | |
| Name | USS Tennessee (1862-1864) USS Mobile (1864-1865) |
| Fate | Returned to civilian service in March 1865 |
| History | |
| United States | |
| Name | SS Republic |
| Fate | Sank in a hurricane, October 25, 1865 approx. 100 miles (160 km) southeast of Savannah, Georgia |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,149 tons |
| Tons burthen | 1275-ton |
| Length | 210 ft (64 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft 11 in (10.34 m) |
| Installed power | Single piston steam engine |
| Propulsion | Two 28-foot steel paddlewheels |
| Capacity | 100 passengers |
| Notes | 5,000 barrels of cargo |
SS Republic was a sidewheel steamship, originally named SS Tennessee (also named CSS Tennessee, USS Tennessee, and USS Mobile for a time), lost in a hurricane off the coast of Georgia in October 1865, en route to New Orleans.
In 2003, the wreck was located 100 mi (160 km) off the coast of Savannah, Georgia,[1] and artifacts are on display in selected museums, along with video stories about passengers and crew members.