The first commercially successful steamboat, the Clermont, was built by Robert Fulton. He launched the Clermont on August 17, 1807, on the Hudson River in New York. Fulton's successful operation of the Clermont marked the beginning of the era of steam-powered navigation, significantly improving the efficiency and speed of cargo and passenger transport on rivers.
Steamboats appeared in the beginning of the 1800s and improved on the way cargo was transported over long distances who built the first steamboat the Claremount
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