SS City of Berlin
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City of Berlin was a British ocean liner that won the Blue Riband for the Inman Line in 1875 as the fastest liner on the Atlantic. She was also the largest active passenger ship for six years except for the inactive Great Eastern Built by Caird & Company in Scotland, City of Berlin was the Inman Line's premier unit for thirteen years until City of New York was commissioned in 1888. She served the Inman Line until 1893 when Inman was merged into the American Line, and she was operated by her new owners on both the American Line and Red Star Line until 1898. She was sold to the U.S. Government, and was in their service until after World War I.[1]
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Inman's City of Berlin | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | City of Berlin |
Namesake | Berlin |
Owner | Inman Line |
Port of registry | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
Route | Atlantic crossing. |
Builder | Caird & Company, Greenock, Scotland |
Launched | 27 October 1874 |
Maiden voyage | 29 April 1875 |
Honors and awards | Blue Riband winner |
Fate | Sold 1898, scrapped 1921 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ocean Liner, single funnel |
Tonnage | 5491 tons |
Length | 488.6 ft (148.9 m) |
Beam | 44.2 ft (13.5 m) |
Installed power | Steam |
Propulsion | Single screw |
Sail plan | 3 masts |
Speed | 15 knots |
Notes | later names: SS Berlin (1893), SS Meade (1898) |
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