March 19, 2024
1885 S.S. City of Chester Inman Line Royal & Mail Steamer performance program
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1880 S.S. City of Chester Inman Line Royal & Mail Steamer performance program Side one is letterhead/stationery with logo for Inman Line, Royal & United States Mail Steamers, Liverpool & New York Also a drawing of the ship, S.S. City of Chester, as well as "188_" so you could date your letter easily. Side two is a program for the night's entertainment, "Broken Hearts on Board the SS City of Chester" an "Atlantic Farce" Popp v Spooner and a list of the cast The "City of Chester" was a 4,566 gross ton ship, built by Caird & Co, Greenock in 1873 for the Inman Line of Liverpool. Her details were - length 444.6ft x beam 44.2ft, clipper stem, two funnels, three masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw, two cylinder compound engine, and a speed of 14 knots. There was accommodation for 125-1st, 80-2nd and 1,310-3rd class passengers. Launched on 29/3/1873, she sailed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to Queenstown (Cobh) and New York on 10/7/1873. She commenced her last voyage on this service on 15/2/1893 and then went to the American Line, but stayed under the British flag, and was renamed "Chester". On 4/3/1893 she started her first New York - Southampton crossing and on 4/11/1894 commenced her last Southampton - New York voyage. She resumed the Southampton - Queenstown - New York service on 14/5/1898 and started her
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