List of ships named City of New York

Several ships have been named City of New York, including:

  • City of New York (1861), a transatlantic passenger ship of Inman Line, wrecked at Queenstown (Cobh), Ireland in 1866[1]
  • City of New York (1865), a transatlantic passenger ship, launched as Delaware, completed for Inman Line to replace the 1861 vessel. Sold to Allan Line in 1883 and renamed Norwegian. Scrapped in 1903[1]
  • City of New York (1875), a passenger-cargo vessel of Pacific Mail Steamship Company, wrecked off Point Bonita, California on 26 October 1893[2]
  • City of New York (1885), Admiral Byrd's polar expedition ship
  • SS City of New York (1888), a passenger ship of Inman Line, designed to be the largest and fastest liner on the Atlantic. Later with American Line as New York and broken up in 1923[1]
  • City of New York (1930), a passenger-cargo vessel of American South African Line, sunk by submarine on 29 March 1942.[3]
  • City of New York (1947), a cargo vessel of Ellerman Lines, scrapped as Kavo Matapas in 1969[4]

See also

References

  1. "Inman Line". TheShipsList. TheShipsList. 2005. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  2. Haworth, Rodger. "Single Ship Report for "2125460"". Miramar Ship Index (subscription). Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. Hocking, Charles (1969). Dictionary of Disasters at Sea during the Age of Steam 1824-1962. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. p. 146.
  4. Haworth, Rodger. "Single Ship Report for "5073923"". Miramar Ship Index (subscription). Retrieved 28 July 2020.


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