SS City of Brooklyn

History
Name
  • SS City of Brooklyn (1869-1878)
  • SS Brooklyn (1878-1885)
Operator
  • Inman Line (1869-1878)
  • Dominion Line (1878-1885)
BuilderTod & McGregor, Glasgow
Yard number145
Launched2 December 1868
FateWrecked on 8 November 1885
General characteristics
TypePassenger cargo vessel
Tonnage
  • 2,911 GRT
  • 1,979 NRT
Length370 ft (110 m)
Beam42 ft (13 m)
Depth28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Propulsion1-Screw, Steam 2cyl horizontal, 450nhp, 2000ihp

SS City of Brooklyn was a steam ship built in Glasgow in 1868 by Tod & McGregor. She was initially owned and operated by the Inman Line. She was of 2,911 GRT and was 370 ft (110 m) long and with a beam of 42 ft (13 m). She was used on sailings between Liverpool and New York. She was wrecked on 8 November 1885 on Anticosti Island. There were no deaths.

References

  • "Screw Steamer City of Brooklyn". clydeships.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2019.

49°31′N 63°06′W / 49.52°N 63.1°W / 49.52; -63.1

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Shipwrecks
  • 3 Jan: Mary Celeste
  • 15 Jan: Admiral Moorsom
  • 15 Feb: Yuyuen
  • 5 Mar: Tonquin
  • 8 May: Mary E. Fish
  • 2 Jun: SMS Augusta
  • 10 Jun: Kreml
  • 24 Jun: City of Tokio
  • 18 Aug: Jarvis Lord
  • September (unknown date): Sweepstakes
  • 25 Oct: Dmitry
  • 6 Nov: Mary and Catherine
  • 7 Nov: Algoma
  • 8 Nov: Brooklyn
Other incidents
  • 28 Jan: HMS Castor
  • 24 Apr: Ambrose Light
  • 6 May: Bayard
  • 20 Sep: Etruria
  • 17 Oct: Camorta, Glenfruin
  • 4 Dec: Chester
  • 16 Dec: Red Jacket


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