SS City of New York (1861)

SS City of New York

Name	1861 - City Of New York
Namesake	New York
Owner	* 1861: Tod & Macgregor * 1861–64: Inman Line *
Port of registry	Liverpool
Route	Trans-Atlantic route
Ordered	1860
Builder	Tod & Macgregor, Partick, Glasgow
Yard number	107
Launched	12th April 1861
Christened	-Unknown-
Completed	Sometime in 1861
Maiden voyage	September 11th 1861
Fate	Sank after hitting a rock, 29th of March 1864
General characteristics
Type	Ocean liner
Gross registered tons	2360 grt
Length	335 ft
Beam	-unknown-
Depth	-unknown-
Propulsion	* 2-cylinder beam engine * single screw

SS City of New York (I) was built for the Inman Line in 1861 built by Tod & Macgregor in Glasgow, Scotland. ^[1]

Service

City of New York, was a luxurious steamer, based off the other ships like her that were built before her. ( City Of Glasgow, City of Manchester, City of Baltimore, City of Washington, Kangaroo, Virgo, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Etna ) She was built for the transatlantic service (Liverpool, Queenstown, New York) and sailed on that route from 1861 - 1864.

Sinking

On March 29th, 1864, City of New York was sailing (persumably) to Queenstown to pick up passengers. On her way to Queenstown, the ship hit the Daunt Rocks in the dense fog. However, all passengers survived the incident. ^[2]

Salvage attempt

After the grounding, there was an attempt to salvage the ship. However, it failed. ^[3]

references

1. "Google". www.google.com.hk. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
2. "City of New York (1), Inman Line". www.norwayheritage.com. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
3. "City of New York (1), Inman Line". www.norwayheritage.com. Retrieved 2025-07-17.

(the first one leads to www.clydeships.co.uk but the link doesnt work)