48:
75:
972:
33:
1011:
557:
314:
The ship was 444 feet long and 44 feet in the beam, and could accommodate over 1,500 passengers; 125 in 1st class, 80 in second class, and 1,310 in
1006:
550:
431:
566:
277:. At 4,566 tons she became the largest passenger ship afloat when launched on 29 March 1873 – a title she held until the 5,000-ton
543:
726:
381:
459:
334:", and separate Ladies and Gentlemen's bath-rooms with marble sea-water baths. Forward, the steerage passengers slept in
681:
663:
436:
377:
905:
168:
887:
744:
284:
209:
353:
route, making her maiden voyage on 10 July 1873. In
February 1893 the Inman Line was taken over by the
938:
878:
1001:
996:
930:
914:
869:
816:
789:
780:
278:
946:
690:
645:
292:
17:
266:
96:
922:
851:
717:
699:
636:
511:
453:
954:
825:
654:
627:
609:
600:
591:
296:
224:
860:
807:
535:
74:
990:
976:
844:
735:
354:
350:
146:
484:
971:
896:
834:
798:
771:
672:
618:
396:
323:
308:
753:
364:
304:
235:
708:
384:
288:
274:
205:
78:
32:
342:
319:
300:
259:
335:
315:
270:
100:
762:
331:
402:
In 1903 she was sold to an
Italian shipping company and first renamed
392:
327:
577:
Briefly held the title before the preceding ship reclaimed it†
318:. The first-class passengers enjoyed luxurious facilities; a walnut-
291:
850 horsepower, which drove a single 21-foot (6.4 m) diameter
370:
In 1898 she was sold to the United States
Government, and renamed
363:, making her first voyage under her new owners from New York to
346:
539:
283:
was launched in
February 1874. Propulsion was by a 2-cylinder
395:
for discussions with the
Military Governor of Cuba, General
262:
that sailed on the transatlantic route from 1873 to 1898.
16:
For the US steamship built in 1875 and sunk in 1888, see
440:. 2012. Archived from the original on 6 September 2004
311:, she made over 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).
1012:
Victorian-era passenger ships of the United
Kingdom
376:, serving as a U.S. Army transport ship during the
414:, before finally being scrapped in Italy in 1907.
479:
477:
475:
473:
471:
469:
551:
8:
558:
544:
536:
423:
451:
27:
178:444 ft 6 in (135.48 m)
44:
7:
567:Timeline of largest passenger ships
194:34 ft 7 in (10.54 m)
186:44 ft 2 in (13.46 m)
512:"Timeline of Spanish–American War"
14:
322:saloon with piano and library, a
970:
330:-shop. There was also a "Ladies
73:
46:
31:
1007:Ships built on the River Clyde
1:
485:"City of Chester, Inman Line"
341:The ship was employed on the
380:. In early March 1900, the
238:(28 km/h; 17 mph)
1028:
15:
966:
684:Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
587:
573:
458:: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
437:Clyde-built Ship Database
357:and the ship was renamed
158:
39:
30:
258:was a British passenger
159:General characteristics
510:Strait, N. A. (1903).
265:The ship was built by
890:Navigator of the Seas
837:Sovereign of the Seas
299:with three masts. On
285:compound steam engine
210:compound steam engine
940:Symphony of the Seas
881:Explorer of the Seas
580:Shared record‡
432:"SS City of Chester"
378:Spanish–American War
932:Harmony of the Seas
916:Liberty of the Seas
908:Freedom of the Seas
872:Voyager of the Seas
729:Empress of Scotland
516:genealogytrails.com
303:, sailing from the
295:, and she was also
267:Caird & Company
97:Caird & Company
948:Wonder of the Seas
489:norwayheritage.com
387:sailed aboard the
88:Liverpool–New York
984:
983:
977:Oceans portal
924:Oasis of the Seas
367:on 4 March 1893.
250:
249:
1019:
975:
974:
956:Icon of the Seas
854:Carnival Destiny
666:City of New York
560:
553:
546:
537:
527:
526:
524:
522:
507:
501:
500:
498:
496:
481:
464:
463:
457:
449:
447:
445:
428:
382:Secretary of War
246:1,515 passengers
225:Full-rigged ship
77:
54:
51:
50:
49:
35:
28:
1027:
1026:
1022:
1021:
1020:
1018:
1017:
1016:
987:
986:
985:
980:
969:
962:
819:Queen Elizabeth
583:
569:
564:
533:
531:
530:
520:
518:
509:
508:
504:
494:
492:
483:
482:
467:
450:
443:
441:
430:
429:
425:
420:
408:, then in 1906
255:City of Chester
145:Transferred to
64:City of Chester
52:
47:
45:
24:
20:City of Chester
12:
11:
5:
1025:
1023:
1015:
1014:
1009:
1004:
999:
989:
988:
982:
981:
967:
964:
963:
961:
960:
952:
944:
936:
928:
920:
912:
903:
894:
885:
876:
867:
863:Grand Princess
858:
849:
841:
832:
823:
814:
805:
796:
787:
778:
769:
760:
751:
742:
733:
724:
715:
706:
697:
688:
679:
670:
661:
652:
643:
634:
625:
616:
607:
598:
588:
585:
584:
582:
581:
578:
574:
571:
570:
565:
563:
562:
555:
548:
540:
529:
528:
502:
465:
422:
421:
419:
416:
248:
247:
244:
240:
239:
232:
228:
227:
222:
218:
217:
216:
215:
212:
200:
196:
195:
192:
188:
187:
184:
180:
179:
176:
172:
171:
165:
161:
160:
156:
155:
154:
153:
152:Scrapped, 1907
150:
141:
137:
136:
133:
132:Out of service
129:
128:
125:
121:
120:
117:
113:
112:
109:
105:
104:
94:
90:
89:
86:
82:
81:
71:
67:
66:
60:
56:
55:
53:United Kingdom
42:
41:
37:
36:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1024:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
998:
995:
994:
992:
979:
978:
973:
965:
958:
957:
953:
950:
949:
945:
942:
941:
937:
934:
933:
929:
927:(2009)‡
926:
925:
921:
918:
917:
913:
910:
909:
904:
901:
900:
895:
892:
891:
886:
883:
882:
877:
874:
873:
868:
865:
864:
859:
856:
855:
850:
847:
846:
842:
840:(1987)†
839:
838:
833:
830:
829:
824:
821:
820:
815:
813:(1936)†
812:
811:
806:
803:
802:
797:
794:
793:
788:
785:
784:
779:
776:
775:
770:
768:(1912)†
767:
766:
761:
758:
757:
752:
749:
748:
743:
740:
739:
734:
731:
730:
725:
722:
721:
716:
713:
712:
707:
704:
703:
698:
695:
694:
689:
686:
685:
680:
678:(1893)‡
677:
676:
671:
668:
667:
662:
659:
658:
657:Great Eastern
653:
650:
649:
644:
641:
640:
635:
632:
631:
630:Great Britain
626:
624:(1840)†
623:
622:
617:
614:
613:
612:British Queen
608:
605:
604:
603:Great Western
599:
596:
595:
594:Royal William
590:
589:
586:
579:
576:
575:
572:
568:
561:
556:
554:
549:
547:
542:
541:
538:
534:
517:
513:
506:
503:
490:
486:
480:
478:
476:
474:
472:
470:
466:
461:
455:
439:
438:
433:
427:
424:
417:
415:
413:
412:
407:
406:
400:
398:
394:
390:
386:
383:
379:
375:
374:
368:
366:
362:
361:
356:
355:American Line
352:
348:
344:
339:
337:
333:
329:
325:
321:
317:
312:
310:
306:
302:
298:
294:
290:
286:
282:
281:
276:
272:
268:
263:
261:
257:
256:
245:
242:
241:
237:
233:
230:
229:
226:
223:
220:
219:
213:
211:
207:
203:
202:
201:
198:
197:
193:
190:
189:
185:
182:
181:
177:
174:
173:
170:
166:
163:
162:
157:
151:
148:
147:American Line
144:
143:
142:
139:
138:
135:February 1893
134:
131:
130:
126:
123:
122:
119:29 March 1873
118:
115:
114:
110:
107:
106:
102:
98:
95:
92:
91:
87:
84:
83:
80:
76:
72:
69:
68:
65:
61:
58:
57:
43:
38:
34:
29:
26:
22:
21:
968:
955:
947:
939:
931:
923:
915:
907:
899:Queen Mary 2
898:
889:
880:
871:
862:
853:
845:Sun Princess
843:
836:
827:
818:
809:
800:
791:
782:
773:
764:
755:
746:
737:
728:
719:
710:
701:
692:
683:
674:
665:
656:
647:
638:
629:
620:
611:
602:
593:
532:
519:. Retrieved
515:
505:
493:. Retrieved
488:
442:. Retrieved
435:
426:
410:
409:
404:
403:
401:
397:Leonard Wood
388:
372:
371:
369:
359:
358:
340:
324:smoking room
313:
279:
264:
254:
252:
251:
127:10 July 1873
63:
25:
19:
365:Southampton
297:ship-rigged
208:2-cylinder
167:4,566
108:Yard number
1002:1873 ships
997:Ship names
991:Categories
810:Queen Mary
747:Mauretania
521:25 October
495:25 October
444:25 October
418:References
411:Napoletano
385:Elihu Root
347:Queenstown
301:sea trials
275:Inman Line
199:Propulsion
124:In service
103:, Scotland
79:Inman Line
817:RMS
808:RMS
801:Normandie
790:RMS
783:Vaterland
774:Imperator
763:RMS
754:RMS
745:RMS
738:Lusitania
736:RMS
727:RMS
718:RMS
709:RMS
700:RMS
691:RMS
673:RMS
637:RMS
621:President
343:Liverpool
280:Britannic
260:steamship
221:Sail plan
906:MS
826:SS
799:SS
792:Majestic
781:SS
772:SS
682:SS
675:Campania
664:SS
655:SS
648:Adriatic
628:SS
619:SS
610:SS
601:SS
592:SS
454:cite web
389:Sedgwick
373:Sedgwick
351:New York
320:panelled
316:steerage
273:for the
271:Greenock
243:Capacity
204:1 Ă— 850
116:Launched
101:Greenock
765:Titanic
756:Olympic
693:Oceanic
405:Arizona
360:Chester
332:Boudoir
307:to the
289:nominal
214:1 screw
164:Tonnage
93:Builder
40:History
959:(2023)
951:(2022)
943:(2018)
935:(2016)
919:(2007)
911:(2006)
902:(2003)
893:(2002)
884:(2000)
875:(1999)
866:(1998)
857:(1996)
848:(1995)
831:(1972)
828:France
822:(1942)
804:(1935)
795:(1922)
786:(1913)
777:(1913)
759:(1911)
750:(1907)
741:(1907)
732:(1906)
723:(1904)
720:Baltic
714:(1903)
711:Cedric
705:(1901)
702:Celtic
696:(1899)
687:(1897)
669:(1888)
660:(1858)
651:(1857)
642:(1853)
639:Atrato
633:(1843)
615:(1839)
606:(1837)
597:(1831)
491:. 2012
393:Havana
328:barber
326:, and
309:Mersey
175:Length
149:, 1893
336:bunks
305:Clyde
293:screw
287:with
236:knots
231:Speed
191:Depth
85:Route
70:Owner
897:RMS
523:2012
497:2012
460:link
446:2012
253:RMS
183:Beam
140:Fate
62:RMS
59:Name
888:MS
879:MS
870:MS
861:MS
852:MS
835:MS
646:SS
391:to
269:of
234:15
206:nhp
169:GRT
111:171
18:SS
993::
514:.
487:.
468:^
456:}}
452:{{
434:.
399:.
338:.
99:,
559:e
552:t
545:v
525:.
499:.
462:)
448:.
349:–
345:–
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
