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Launched 1883: ss CITY OF CHICAGO
ss CITY OF CHICAGO
ss CITY OF CHICAGO
ss CITY OF CHICAGO
built by Charles Connell & Company Scotstoun,
Yard No 132

Previous Names: VANCOUVER (laid down as this for Dominion Line)
Propulsion: steam, single screw, 14 knots. Also rigged for sail
Launched: Wednesday, 23/05/1883
Built: 1883
Ship Type: Passenger Cargo Vessel
Ship's Role: Liverpool-Queenstown-New York
Tonnage: 5202 grt
Length: 430.6 feet
Breadth: 45 feet
Owner History:
Inman Line
Status: Sunk - 01/07/1892

Remarks: Purchased whilst building as VANCOUVER for Dominion Line. Maiden voyage Liverpool
Queenstown
New York 18th September 1883. Wrecked near the Old Head of Kinsale without loss of life
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Last updated: by Bruce Biddulph from the original records by Stuart Cameron

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