The SS City of Philadelphia was an iron-hulled single screw passenger steam ship owned by the Liverpool and Philadelphia Steam Ship Company, also known as the "Inman Line."
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | SS City of Philadelphia |
Owner | Inman Line |
Route | Atlantic crossing. |
Launched | 1854 |
Out of service | 7 September 1854 |
Fate | Wrecked near Cape Race on maiden voyage, 7 September 1854 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Steamship |
Tonnage | 2150 tons |
Length | 292 ft (89 m) |
Beam | 37 ft (11 m) |
Sail plan | 3 masts |
The third vessel owned by the company, City of Philadelphia was an improvement on the design of SS City of Manchester.
On 7 September 1854,she was wrecked near Cape Race on her maiden voyage, without loss of life.[1][2]
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