City Of Chester
The "City of Chester" was a 4,566 gross ton ship, built by Caird & Co, Greenock in 1873 for the Inman Line of Liverpool. Her details were - length 444.6ft x beam 44.2ft, clipper stem, two funnels, three masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw, two cylinder compound engine, and a speed of 14 knots. There was accommodation for 125-1st, 80-2nd and 1,310-3rd class passengers. Launched on 29/3/1873, she sailed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to Queenstown (Cobh) and New York on 10/7/1873. She commenced her last voyage on this service on 15/2/1893 and then went to the American Line, but stayed under the British flag, and was renamed "Chester". On 4/3/1893 she started her first New York - Southampton crossing and on 4/11/1894 commenced her last Southampton - New York voyage. She resumed the Southampton - Queenstown - New York service on 14/5/1898 and started her third and final voyage on this route on 9/7/1898. She then became the US Army Transport "Sedgwick". In 1903 she was sold to Italian owners who renamed her "Arizona" and in 1906 she became the Italian "Napoletano". She was scrapped in 1907. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1,p.243] -
Citation: [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 3 March 1998]
* Reviewer's Note: The cover of this booklet has Royal Mail Steamer, the sworn statement of the captain has SS City of Chester.
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Souvenir passenger booklet of voyage (original is the property of Mary Christine Reid,
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