SS City of Philadelphia (1854)

For other ships with the same name, see SS City of Philadelphia.
History
United Kingdom
NameSS City of Philadelphia
Owner Inman Line
RouteAtlantic crossing.
Launched30 May 1854
FateWrecked near Cape Race on maiden voyage, 7 September 1854
General characteristics
TypeSteamship
Tonnage2,150 GRT
Length292 ft (89 m)
Beam37 ft (11 m)
Sail plan3 masts

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."

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]

References

  1. ^ Gibbs, C. R. Vernon (1957). Passenger Liners of the Western Ocean: A Record of Atlantic Steam and Motor Passenger Vessels from 1838 to the Present Day. John De Graff. p. 116.
  2. ^ "Loss of the City of Philadelphia". The Morning Chronicle. No. 27382. London. 27 September 1854.

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