The first paddle-steamer to make a long ocean voyage was the 320-ton, , built in 1819 expressly for packet ship mail and passenger service to and from Liverpool, England. On 22 May 1819, the watch on the "Savannah" sighted Ireland after 23 days at sea. The Allaire Iron Works of New York supplied "Savannah's"'s engine cylinder, while the rest of the engine components and running gear were manufactured by the Speedwell Ironworks of New Jersey. The 90-horsepower low-pressure engine was of the inclined direct-acting type, with a single cylinder and a stroke. "Savannah"'s engine and machinery were unusually large for their time. The ship's wrought-iron paddlewheels were 16 feet in diameter with eight buckets per wheel. For fuel, the vessel carried 75 tons of coal and of wood.