Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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RMS City of Paris

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1890.
1890.

Second steel twin-screw steamer built by J. and G. Thomson for Inman and International Steamship Co

1888 Launched, 4 months after her sister ship SS City of New York

Sailed between Liverpool and New York.

Owned by Inman and International Steamship Co

1890 Involved in an accident when an engine failed and caused damage that breached the water-tight nature of the hull; the presence of sufficient bulkheads was said to be the reason for the survival of the vessel[1]

1891 For a description see 1891 The Practical Engineer

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Sources of Information

  1. The Engineer 1890/04/04