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SS City of Paris (1865)

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sailed from New York within an hour of each other. The Inman liner claimed 8 days, 19 hours, 23 minutes to Queenstown, while the Cunarder required 42 minutes longer using a slightly different course. In part because of Inman's success with ships such as
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that established that a ship driven by a screw could match the speed of the paddlers on the Atlantic crossing. Built by Tod and Macgregor, she served the Inman Line until 1884 when she was converted to a cargo ship.
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By the end of the American Civil War in 1865, Inman was the largest passenger steam ship line to America, and was known for its screw-propelled ships that were economical, but not especially fast. When in 1862
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express route. Cunard also opened a secondary service for immigrants that directly competed against Inman. Inman countered Cunard by opening its own express service. With
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and was sold to A Hoffnung & Company, London. In March 1884 she was one of the ships that participated in the 1878-to-1911 wave of
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Passenger Liners of the Western Ocean: A Record of Atlantic Steam and Motor Passenger Vessels from 1838 to the Present Day
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was lengthened to 397 feet (121 metres) and re-engined with compounds in response to innovative ships built for the
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mail contract. Throughout the 1870s, Inman's express service averaged lower passage times than Cunard's.
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carried more cargo. Cunard quickly ordered two additional screw steamers to partner the paddlers
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was later refloated and taken in to Simon's Town. After her return, she was re-engined again.
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as the record holder for her 1862 voyage at 14.46 knots that Gibbs discounts because
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herself with the Blue Riband for a November 1866 westbound voyage from
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claimed a particularly long track. In a famous February 1868 race,
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to New York at 13.75 knots. However, most nautical historians list
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This article is about the steamship that was briefly named
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established herself as at least the equal of Cunard's
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Victorian-era passenger ships of the United Kingdom
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Index

Tonquin#Ships

Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

Inman Line
Atlantic
Tod and Macgregor
Partick
Glasgow
Scotland
Steamship
saloon
steerage
passenger liner
Inman Line
Cunard
RMS Scotia
Blue Riband
knot
RMS Persia
New York
Russia

Queenstown
North Atlantic
White Star Line
Simon's Town
Cape Colony
Queenstown, County Cork

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