Bristol City (1879)

Builder:
Richardson, Duck & Company
Stockton-on-Tees, England
Ordered:
N/A
Keel Laid:
N/A
Year Built:
1879
Launched:
July 22, 1879
Type:
Freighter
Completed:
August 1879
Fate:
Sailed from New York Dec. 28, 1880, missing since then.

27 crewmen lost, no survivors.
(Roll of Honour)


Owner
Bristol City Line
(Charles Hill & Sons)
Bristol, England


Dimensions, machinery and performance
Length:
259' 8"
Engines:
Compound (a)
Beam:
34' 4"
Boilers:
Coal fired
Draft:
20' 6" (mean)
Shafts:
1
Gross Tons:
1,722
HP:
180
DWT:
N/A
Speed:
10-12 knots
Crew:
N/A
Funnels:
N/A
Passengers:
N/A
Masts:
N/A
Construction notes
(a):
Built by Thomas Richardson & Sons, Hartlepool, England.


Masters
From
To
Name
Aug. 1879
Dec. 1880
Arthur B. Peters


Timeline
Aug. 30, 1879:
Sea trials in Hartlepool Bay.
Dec. 1, 1880:
Took derelict bark Mindora in tow to Queenstown, Ireland.
Dec. 18, 1880:
Removed crew from schooner Union Flag which was in a sinking condition.
Dec. 28, 1880:
Departed New York for Bristol, England, missing since then.
Notes
Had completed nine round trip voyages Bristol to New York before her loss.


No Photo Available
Builder's Data
Page published Dec. 28, 2009