SS City of Launceston

Artist's impression of the City of Launceston sinking
History
Australia
NameCity of Launceston
NamesakeLaunceston, Tasmania
OwnerLaunceston & Melbourne Steamship Company[1]
Port of registryLaunceston, Tasmania[1]
BuilderBlackwood & Gordon, Paisley[1]
Cost£17,000[2]
Yard number55[1]
Launched4 April 1863[1]
In serviceOctober 1863
Identificationofficial number: 32240[1]
FateSank after collision, 19 November 1865[1]
General characteristics
Typecargo and passenger ship[1]
Tonnage
Length177 ft 2 in (54.00 m)[3]
Beam24 ft 5 in (7.44 m)[3]
Depth11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)[3]
Propulsion2 cylinder 80 hp (60 kW) steam engine,[3] Single screw [4]
Sail planSchooner-rigged on two masts
Capacity188 passengers[5]

SS City of Launceston was a 368 GRT steamship operated by the Launceston and Melbourne Steam Navigation Company from 1863, which had an early role in colonial steam shipping as the forerunner of the modern Bass Strait ferry service between Tasmania and Victoria.[6] It was sunk in Port Phillip Bay after a collision with another ship on 19 November 1865.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "SS City of Launceston". Clyde-built Ship Database. 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "The Wrecked Steamer "City of Launceston"". Launceston Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 28 November 1863. p. 4. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d "SS City of Launceston Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number S124". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
  4. ^ a b "City Of Launceston". Australian National Shipwreck Database. 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  5. ^ "SS City of Launceston Toilet". Victoria Department of Planning and Community Development. 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  6. ^ "SS City of Launceston (1863-1865)". Victoria Department of Planning and Community Development. 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.