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Eureka was a coal-powered steam ship built in 1884 by WM. Cramp & Sons and owned by Southern Development.[1] The vessel was on a trip from New York to New Orleans carrying cargo before it collided with the S.S. Benison on May 7, 1888, about 60 miles away from Cape Henry.[2]

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  1. ^ "Eureka - VA". DiveBuddy.com. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  2. ^ "A COLLISION IN THE FOG; OCEAN STEAMERS CRASH INTO EACH OTHER. THE BENISON TOWED INTO PORT WITH GREAT HOLES IN HER BOW, AND OF THE EUREKA NOTHING IS KNOWN". The New York Times. 1888-05-08. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-22.


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