City of Paris (1865) |
Later names: |
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Tonquin (1884) |
Builder: |
Tod & McGregor Glasgow, Scotland |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1865 |
Launched: |
December 13, 1865 |
Type: |
Passenger |
Completed: |
March 1866 |
Fate: |
Sunk Mar. 4, 1885 in collision with Maurice et Réunion. 24 crewmen killed, 38 survivors. |
Owner |
Inman & International Steamship Company (Inman Line) Liverpool, England |
1874: |
French owners |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
Length: |
346' (a) |
Engines: |
1 |
Beam: |
40' 4" |
Boilers: |
N/A |
Draft: |
N/A |
Shafts: |
1 |
Gross Tons: |
2,556 (a) |
HP: |
N/A |
DWT: |
N/A |
Speed: |
13 |
Crew: |
N/A |
Funnels: |
1 |
Passengers: |
550 |
Masts: |
3 (rigged for sail) |
Construction notes |
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(a): |
Refit in 1870, lengthened to 398' and 3,081 GRT. |
Timeline |
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Mar. 21, 1866: |
Maiden voyage Liverpool - Queenstown - New York. |
1870: |
Refit, lengthened to 398' and 3,081 GRT. |
May 5, 1870: |
Resumed Liverpool - New York service. |
1879: |
Refit with compound engine at
G. Forrester & Company Liverpool, England. |
Apr. 14, 1880: |
Resumed Liverpool - New York service. |
1884: |
Sold to French owners and renamed Tonquin. |
Mar. 4, 1885: |
Sunk in collision off
Malaga, Spain. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Feb. 4, 2009 |