SS City of Chester Archival Collection
The Inman Line SS City of Chester. The Ocean Waves, 1875. GGA Image ID # 20ce051982
City of Chester (1873) Inman Line
Built by Caird & Co., Greenock, Scotland. Tonnage: 4,560. Dimensions: 444' x 42'. Propulsion: Single-screw, 15 knots. Compound engines. Masts and Funnels: Three masts and two funnels. Design Notes: Iron hull. Passengers: 132 cabin, 1,310 third. Maiden voyage: Liverpool- New York, July 10, 1873. Ownership Transfer: American Line in 1893. Renamed: (a) Chester (1893), (b) Sedgwick (1898), (c) Arizona (1905), (d) Napoletano (Italian). Fate: Scrapped in 1907. Sister ship: City of Richmond.
1880-05-29 SS City of Chester Passenger List
Steamship Line: Inman Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon/Cabin
Date of Departure: 29 May 1880
Route: New York to Liverpool
Commander: Captain Frederick Watkins
1881-10-18 SS City of Chester Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Inman Line
- Class of Passengers: Saloon
- Date of Departure: 18 October 1881
- Route: Liverpool to New York
- Commander: Captain Frederick Watkins
1884-09-02 City of Chester Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Inman Line
- Class of Passengers: Saloon
- Date of Departure: 2 September 1884
- Route: Liverpool to New York
- Commander: Captain Henry Condron
1884-10-25 City of Chester Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Inman Line
- Class of Passengers: Saloon
- Date of Departure: 25 October 1884
- Route: New York to Liverpool via Queenstown (Cobh)
- Commander: Captain Henry Condron
1892-06-04 SS City of Chester Passenger List
Steamship Line: Inman Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 4 June 1892
Route: Liverpool to New York
Commander: Captain F. M. Passow
Track Chart on the Back Cover (Unused), Inman Line SS City of Chester Cabin Passenger List, 1880-05-29. GGA Image ID # 20ccf2f2f3
Track Chart of the North Atlantic Ocean for the Inman Line and Memorandum of Log (Unused). SS City of Chester Passenger List, 18 October 1881. GGA Image ID # 15b4c098ae
Track Chart of the North Atlantic Ocean and Abstract of Log (Unused) for the Inman Line SS City of Chester Saloon Class Passenger List - 4 June 1892. GGA Image ID # 15b5a86750
The SS City of Chester Average Voyage Times During 1873-1874, Outwards from Queenstown (Cobh) to New York, and Inwards from New York to Queenstown. The Ocean Waves, 1875. GGA Image ID # 20ce472708