| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | City of Waco |
| Operator | Mallory Line, New York |
| Route | New York-Galveston |
| Builder | Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works, Chester, Pennsylvania[1] |
| Completed | 1873[1] |
| In service | August 1873[2] |
| Fate | Burned and sank, November 9, 1875 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger/cargo steamship |
| Tonnage | 1,486 tons[2] |
| Length | 242 ft (74 m)[1] |
| Beam | 36 ft (11 m)[3] |
| Propulsion | Steam engine, single screw[3] |
City of Waco was an American steamship which sank with much loss of life on November 9, 1875, in the Gulf of Mexico off Galveston, Texas.
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