SS City of Brussels
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53.564°N 3.542°W / 53.564; -3.542
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City of Brussels | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | City of Brussels |
Owner | Inman Line |
Route | Atlantic crossing |
Builder | Tod and Macgregor, Partick, Glasgow |
Launched | 11 August 1869 |
Fate | Sunk in collision 7 January 1883 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Passenger liner |
Tonnage | 3,100 tons |
Length | 390 ft (120 m) |
Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
Sail plan | 3 masts |
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City of Brussels was a British passenger liner that set the record for the fastest Atlantic eastbound voyage in 1869, becoming the first record breaker driven by a screw. Built by Tod and Macgregor, she served the Inman Line until 1883 when she sank with the loss of ten people after a collision while entering the Mersey.[1]