City of Kingston (steamer)

19th century American steamship

Steamship City of Kingston on Puget Sound in 1892

History
Name| City of Kingston
Builder| Wilmington, Delaware
Launched| 1884
Fate| Collided with ship and sank April 23, 1900
General characteristics
Type| Steamship

City of Kingston was a steamship launched in 1884. It was built in Wilmington, Delaware. It was used on the Hudson River before a change of ownership brought it to Puget Sound.[1] The New York Times reported in December 1889 that it was heard from in Barbados after being feared lost.[2]

Its sister ship was City of Seattle, built in Philadelphia in 1890.[1]

City of Kingston collided with Glenogle on April 23, 1900 near Tacoma, Washington and sunk. The loss was calculated to be $150,000. There were no deaths. Glenogle survived with $20,000 in damage.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b Wright, E. W. (30 November 1895). Lewis & Dryden's Marine History of the Pacific Northwest: An Illustrated Review of the Growth and Development of the Maritime Industry, from the Advent of the Earliest Navigators to the Present Time, with Sketches and Portraits of a Number of Well Known Marine Men. Lewis & Dryden Printing Company. p. 374 - via Internet Archive. "city.of kingston steamship."
2. ^ "Not Wrecked Off Hatteras.; The Steamer City of Kingston Reported From Barbadoes".
3. ^ United States Steamboat Inspection Service (30 November 2018). "Annual Report of the Supervising Inspector General, Steamboat Inspection Service to the Secretary of Commerce". U.S. Government Printing Office - via Google Books.

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