SS City of Glasgow
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SS City of Glasgow of 1850 was a single-screw passenger steamship of the Inman Line, which disappeared en route from Liverpool to Philadelphia in March 1854 with 480 passengers and crew. Based on ideas pioneered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel's SS Great Britain of 1845, City of Glasgow established that Atlantic steamships could be operated profitably without government subsidy. After a refit in 1852, she was also the first Atlantic steamship to carry steerage passengers, representing a significant improvement in the conditions experienced by immigrants. In March 1854 City of Glasgow vanished at sea with no known survivors.[2]
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City of Glasgow by Edward Duncan | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | City of Glasgow |
Namesake | Glasgow |
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Port of registry | Glasgow |
Route |
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Ordered | 1849 |
Builder | Tod & Macgregor, Partick, Glasgow |
Yard number | 57 |
Launched | 28 February 1850 |
Christened | 28 February 1850 by Miss M. Galbraith [1] |
Completed | April 1850 |
Maiden voyage | 16 April 1850 |
Fate | Lost at sea March 1854 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ocean liner |
Tons burthen | 1,610 bom |
Length | 227.5 ft (69.3 m) |
Beam | 32.7 ft (10.0 m) |
Depth | 24.7 ft (7.5 m) |
Propulsion |
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Sail plan | 3-masted barque |
Capacity | 137 cabin passengers as built. 400 steerage added later. |
Crew | 70 |
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