City of Kingston (steamer)

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Steamship City of Kingston on Puget Sound in 1892
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NameCity of Kingston
Builder Wilmington, Delaware
Launched1884
FateCollided with ship and sank April 23, 1900
General characteristics
Type Steamship

City of Kingston was a steamship launched in 1884. It was built in Wilmington, Delaware. It was used on the Hudson River before a change of ownership brought it to Puget Sound. [1] The New York Times reported in December 1889 that it was heard from in "Barbadoes" after being feared lost. [2]

Its sister ship was City of Seattle, built in Philadelphia in 1890. [1]

City of Kingston collided with Glenogle on April 23, 1900 near Tacoma, Washington and sunk. The loss was calculated to be $150,000. No lives were lost. Glenogle survived with $20,000 in damage. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Wright, E. W. (30 November 1895). Lewis & Dryden's Marine History of the Pacific Northwest: An Illustrated Review of the Growth and Development of the Maritime Industry, from the Advent of the Earliest Navigators to the Present Time, with Sketches and Portraits of a Number of Well Known Marine Men. Lewis & Dryden Printing Company. p.  374 via Internet Archive. city.of kingston steamship.
  2. "NOT WRECKED OFF HATTERAS.; THE STEAMER CITY OF KINGSTON REPORTED FROM BARBADOES".
  3. Service, United States Steamboat Inspection (30 November 2018). "Annual Report of the Supervising Inspector General, Steamboat Inspection Service to the Secretary of Commerce". U.S. Government Printing Office via Google Books.

Coordinates: 47°16′44″N122°27′29″W / 47.279°N 122.458°W / 47.279; -122.458