SS Dessoug
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Name
- Denton (1864-1880)
- SS Dessoug (1880-1896)
Owner
- Khedive of Egypt (1864-1880)
- Ocean Steam Company (1880-1896)
Operator
- Khedive of Egypt (1864-1880)
- Ocean Steam Company (1880-1896)
Port of registry
Egypt (1864-1880)
USA (1880-1896)
 Placing the Obelisk in the Hold of the Steamer Dessoug. | |
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| Builder | Hartlepool England |
| Launched | 1864 |
| Fate | Broken up, August 1896 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,367 GRT |
| Length | 233 ft 0 in (71 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft 0 in (10 m) |
| Depth | 23 ft (7 m) |
SS Dessoug was a 1,367 GRT wooden cargo ship that was built in 1864 for the Khedive of Egypt as Denton. She was noteworthy for being selected by Henry Honychurch Gorringe for the purpose of transporting Cleopatra's Needle Obelisk from Egypt to New York City. She was sold to Ocean Steam Company in 1880 and renamed Dessoug. She served between New York and Savannah for her final years. In 1896 she sailed to Cow Bay, Long Island and was broken up for scrap.[1][2]