SS City of Rio de Janeiro
American passenger ship built in 1878; sank in 1901 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The SS City of Rio de Janeiro was an iron-hulled steam-powered passenger ship, launched in 1878, which sailed between San Francisco and various Asian Pacific ports. On 22 February 1901, the vessel sank after striking a submerged reef at the entry to San Francisco Bay while inward bound from Hong Kong. Of the approximately 220 passengers and crew on board, fewer than 85 people survived the sinking, while 135 others were killed in the catastrophe. The wreck lies in 287 feet (87 m) of water just off the Golden Gate and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as nationally significant.[1][2]
Rio de Janeiro in 1898 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | City of Rio de Janeiro |
Namesake | Rio de Janeiro |
Operator |
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Route | San Francisco to Honolulu, Hawaii, Yokohama, Japan and Hong Kong |
Builder | John Roach & Son, Chester, Pennsylvania |
Launched | 6 March 1878 |
Fate | Sank 22 February 1901, San Francisco Bay |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 3500 |
Length | 370 ft (110 m) |
Beam | 39 ft (12 m) |
Draft | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
Depth | 31 ft 6 in (9.60 m) |
Propulsion | 6 boilers, compound engine, single screw |
Sail plan | Barquentine rig |
SS Rio de Janeiro Shipwreck | |
NRHP reference No. | 88002394 |
Added to NRHP | 11 November 1988 |
City of Rio de Janeiro was one of many ships that were lost due to challenging navigational conditions in this area.[3]