City of Waco
American steamship / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the ship's namesake city, see Waco, Texas.
City of Waco was an American steamship which sank with much loss of life on November 9, 1875, in the Gulf of Mexico off Galveston, Texas.
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United States | |
Name | City of Waco |
Operator | Mallory Line, New York |
Route | New York-Galveston |
Builder | Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works, Chester, Pennsylvania[1] |
Completed | 1873[1] |
In service | August 1873[2] |
Fate | Burned and sank, November 9, 1875 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Passenger/cargo steamship |
Tonnage | 1,486 tons[2] |
Length | 242 ft (74 m)[1] |
Beam | 36 ft (11 m)[3] |
Propulsion | Steam engine, single screw[3] |
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