SS City of Paris (1865)

Inman's City of Paris of 1866
History
Civil Ensign of the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
NameCity of Paris
Owner Inman Line
RouteAtlantic crossing.
BuilderTod and Macgregor, Partick, Glasgow, Scotland
LaunchedDecember 1865
Fate
  • Sold in 1884 to become the French Tonquin
  • Sunk in collision 4 March 1885
General characteristics
TypeSteamship
Tonnage2650 tons
Length346 ft (105 m)
Beam40 ft (12 m)
Sail plan3 masts
CapacityPost 1870 refit- 150 saloon and 400 steerage.

City of Paris was a British passenger liner operated by the Inman Line that established that a ship driven by a screw could match the speed of the paddlers on the Atlantic crossing. Built by Tod and Macgregor, she served the Inman Line until 1884 when she was converted to a cargo ship.[1]

  1. ^ Gibbs, C. R. Vernon (1957). Passenger Liners of the Western Ocean: A Record of Atlantic Steam and Motor Passenger Vessels from 1838 to the Present Day. John De Graff.