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10,499 gross 1888 at Glasgow by J. & G. Thomson & Co. American Line 527.6ft x 63.2ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1888  March 15, launched as the City of New York for the Inman LineAtlantic Journey ID 6769
 1893  Taken over by the American Line, renamed New York Atlantic Journey ID 967
 1893  Accommodation altered to carry 290-1st, 250-2nd and 725-3rd class passengersAtlantic Journey ID 6770
 1893  Feb. 25, sailed from New York on her first voyage to SouthamptonAtlantic Journey ID 6771
 1893  Southampton     New York  Mar. 18 Inman Line Steamship City of New York - Also reported arrive 1893-03-17Transatlantc ID
 1893  Southampton  Apr. 09  New York  Apr. 15 Inman Line steamship City of New YorkTransatlantc ID
 1893  Southampton     New York  May 13 Inman Line steamship City of New York arrived in New York at 05:00 morning - Also reported to arrive 1893-05-12Transatlantc ID
 1893  Southampton     New York  June 09 Inman Line steamship City of New York - Also reported arrive 1893-06-10Transatlantc ID
 1893  Southampton  July 01  New York  July 07 Inman Line steamship City of New YorkTransatlantc ID
 1893  Southampton     New York  Aug. 04 Inman Line steamship City of New YorkTransatlantc ID
 1893  Southampton     New York  Aug. 26 Inman Line steamship City of New YorkTransatlantc ID
 1893  Southampton     New York  Sept. 16 Inman Line steamship City of New YorkTransatlantc ID
 1893  Southampton     New York  Oct. 07 Inman Line steamship City of New York, 650 passengersTransatlantc ID
 1893  Southampton     New York  Oct. 27 Inman Line steamship City of New York. Some 6 days journey from SouthamptonTransatlantc ID
 1893  Southampton     New York  Nov. 19 Inman Line steamship City of New YorkTransatlantc ID
 1893  Southampton     New York  Dec. 09 Inman Line steamship City of New YorkTransatlantc ID
 1894  Southampton     New York  Feb. 10 Arrived at 10:00 late morningTransatlantc ID
 1894  Southampton     New York  Mar. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Southampton     New York  May 05 Former steamship City of New York, arrived at 08:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1894  Southampton     New York  May 26 Former steamship City of New YorkTransatlantc ID
 1894  Southampton     New York  June 15 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Southampton     New York  July 07 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Southampton     New York  Aug. 24 Steamship City of New YorkTransatlantc ID
 1894  Southampton     New York  Sept. 14 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Southampton     New York  Oct. 06 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Southampton  Oct. 20  New York  Oct. 26 834 PassengersTransatlantc ID
 1894  Southampton  Dec. 01  New York  Dec. 08 684 Passengers & PostTransatlantc ID
 1894  Southampton     New York  Dec. 29 Transatlantc ID
 1895  Southampton  Jan. 12  New York  Jan. 19 450 PassengersTransatlantc ID
 1895  Southampton     New York  Apr. 06 Transatlantc ID
 1895  Dep. New York eastbound with 470 passengers, 450 mailbags and $ 250.000 in silverAtlantic Journey ID 4801
 1895  Southampton  Apr. 20  New York  Apr. 27 1000 Passengers and mailTransatlantc ID
 1895  Southampton     New York  May 18 Transatlantc ID
 1895  Southampton     New York  June 28 Transatlantc ID
 1895  Southampton     New York  July 19 Also reported arrive 1895-07-20Transatlantc ID
 1895  Southampton     New York  Aug. 16 Also reported arrive 1895-08-17Transatlantc ID
 1895  Southampton     New York  Sept. 06 Transatlantc ID
 1895  Southampton     New York  Sept. 27 Transatlantc ID
 1895  Southampton     New York  Oct. 19 Transatlantc ID
 1895  Southampton     New York  Nov. 30 Transatlantc ID
 1896  Southampton     New York  Feb. 08 Transatlantc ID
 1896  Southampton     New York  Apr. 11 Transatlantc ID
 1896  Southampton     New York  May 01 Transatlantc ID
 1896  Southampton     New York  May 22 Transatlantc ID
 1896  Southampton     New York  June 13 Transatlantc ID
 1896  Southampton  June 27  New York  July 03 Left Southampton at noon 12:00 and arrived in New York at 23:00 eveningTransatlantc ID
 1896  Southampton  July 18  New York  July 24 Departed Southampton at noon 12:00 and arrived in New York at 18:00 eveningTransatlantc ID
 1896  Southampton  Aug. 01  New York  Aug. 07 Departed Southampton at noon 12:00 and arrived in New York at 04:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1896  Southampton  Aug. 18  New York  Aug. 24 Arrived in New York at 17:00 afternoonTransatlantc ID
 1896  Southampton  Sept. 08  New York  Sept. 14 Transatlantc ID
 1896  Southampton     New York  Nov. 17 Arrived in New York at 04:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1896  Southampton     New York  Dec. 05 Arrived in New York at 01:00 noonTransatlantc ID
 1896  Southampton     New York  Dec. 26 Arrived in New York at 07:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1897  Southampton     New York  Jan. 15 Departed Southampton at noon 12:00 and arrived in New York at 11:00 late morningTransatlantc ID
 1897  Southampton     New York  Feb. 28 Arrived in New York at 07:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1897  Southampton     New York  Apr. 17 Arrived in New York at 03:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1897  Southampton  Aug. 31  New York  Sept. 07 Transatlantc ID
 1898  Southampton  Jan. 01  New York  Jan. 08 Arrived in New York at 22:00 eveningTransatlantc ID
 1898  Southampton  Jan. 22  New York  Jan. 29 Transatlantc ID
 1898  Southampton  Mar. 05  New York  Mar. 12 Arrived in New York at 05:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1898  April, became US Armed Cruiser (Harvard)Atlantic Journey ID 968
 1898  July, rescued survivors of destroyed Spanish fleet near SantiagoAtlantic Journey ID 6772
 1899  January, returned to American Line, resumed New York - Southampton service Atlantic Journey ID 6773
 1899  Jan 14, starboard engine broke down, repaired at SouthamptonAtlantic Journey ID 6774
 1899  Southampton     New York  Apr. 22 Transatlantc ID
 1899  Southampton  May 10  New York  May 17 Arrived in New York at 10:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1899  Southampton  July 01  New York  July 08 Arrived in New York at 05:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1899  Southampton     New York  Aug. 20 Transatlantc ID
 1899  Southampton  Sept. 02  New York  Sept. 09 Transatlantc ID
 1899  Southampton  Sept. 23  New York  Sept. 30 Transatlantc ID
 1899  Oct. 04; dep. New York at 11:30 morning eastbound with 210 passengers, 883 mailbags and $ 325.000 in silver coinsAtlantic Journey ID 4817
 1899  Southampton  Oct. 14  New York  Oct. 21 Arrived in New York at 01:00 afternoonTransatlantc ID
 1899  Oct. 25; dep. New York at 12:00 noon eastbound with 195 passengers, 922 mailbags and $ 225.000 in silver coinsAtlantic Journey ID 4820
 1900  Southampton  Feb. 24  New York  Mar. 03 Transatlantc ID
 1900  Southampton  Apr. 28  New York  May 05 Arrived in New York at 02:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1900  Southampton  July 28  New York  Aug. 04 Transatlantc ID
 1900  Southampton  Sept. 08  New York  Sept. 15 Transatlantc ID
 1900  Southampton  Oct. 20  New York  Oct. 27 Arrived in New York at 09:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1900  Southampton  Nov. 10  New York  Nov. 17 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Southampton  Jan. 27  New York  Feb. 03 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Southampton  Feb. 16  New York  Feb. 23 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Rebuilt: fitted with new triple expansion engines, number of funnels reduced to two, size increased to 10,798 tons grossAtlantic Journey ID 6775
 1903  April 15, resumed New York - Cherbourg - Southampton serviceAtlantic Journey ID 6776
 1903  Southampton     New York  May 04 Transatlantc ID
 1903  Southampton     New York  May 23 Arrived in New York at 04:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 6,25 days from EnglandTransatlantc ID
 1903  Southampton  Aug. 15  New York  Aug. 21 Arrived in New York at 21:00 eveningTransatlantc ID
 1903  Southampton  Sept. 05  New York  Sept. 12 Arrived in New York at 05:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1903  Southampton  Sept. 26  New York  Oct. 02 Transatlantc ID
 1903  Southampton  Nov. 07  New York  Nov. 13 Left Southampton with 510 passengers and mail on a Saturday at 12:30 noon and arrived in New York at 23:00 evening next Friday.Transatlantc ID
 1903  Nov. 21; dep. New York at 11:15 noon eastbound and arrived in Southampton Saturday Nov. 28 at 20:00 evening.Atlantic Journey ID 4904
 1903  Southampton  Dec. 05  New York  Dec. 13 Arrived in New York at 10:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1904  Southampton  Jan. 02  New York  Jan. 09 Transatlantc ID
 1904  Southampton  Jan. 30  New York  Feb. 07 Arrived in the morningTransatlantc ID
 1904  Southampton     New York  July 23 Arrived in New York at 08:00 eveningTransatlantc ID
 1904  Southampton     New York  Aug. 20 Arrived in New York at 04:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1904  Southampton     New York  Sept. 17 Transatlantc ID
 1904  Southampton     New York  Oct. 15 Transatlantc ID
 1905  Southampton     New York  Jan. 15 Arrived in New York at 04:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1905  Southampton     New York  Feb. 10 Crossing the Ocean in 6,5 daysTransatlantc ID
 1905  Southampton     New York  Mar. 12 Transatlantc ID
 1905  Southampton     New York  Apr. 07 Crossing the Ocean in 5 days and 12 hours. Arrived in New York at 07:00 morning.Transatlantc ID
 1905  Southampton     New York  July 01 Arrived in New York at 07:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1905  Southampton     New York  July 05 Transatlantc ID
 1905  Southampton     New York  Sept. 01 Transatlantc ID
 1905  Liverpool     New York  Sept. 29 Transatlantc ID
 1905  Southampton     New York  Oct. 27 Transatlantc ID
 1913  The first class passenger accommodation was downgraded to second classAtlantic Journey ID 6777
 1914  Kristiansand June 7 to New York July 7   
 1918  May, became the US Transport PlattsburgAtlantic Journey ID 6778
 1920  February, returned to American Line, resumed the New York - Plymouth - Southampton service as the New York, masts were reduced to two.Atlantic Journey ID 6779
 1921  Sold to the Polish Navigation Co., name retained - used her for one round voyage New York - Antwerp - Danzig - Southampton - Cherbourg - Brest - New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 6780
 1922  Went to the Irish American Line Atlantic Journey ID 6781
 1922  Went to the United Transatlantic LineAtlantic Journey ID 6782
 1922  June 10, left New York for the last time for the American Black Sea Line on a voyage to Naples and Constantinople where she was sold at auction by order of the US governmentAtlantic Journey ID 6783
 1923  Scrapped at GenoaAtlantic Journey ID 6784
The information listed above is not the complete record of the ship. The information was collected from a multitude of sources, and new information will be added as it emerges

S/S New York of the Inman Line
S/S New York of the Inman Line, later of the American Line
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At the time of her launch the City of New York was the largest passenger steamer afloat. She was built with a clipper stem, three funnels, three masts, twin screws and a speed of 20 knots. There was accommodation for 540-1st, 200-2nd and 1,000-3rd class passengers, all together she had accommodations for 2,000 persons crew included. There were five decks in the ship, and she was built with a double bottom. The promenade deck was flush from stem to stern, covered on top and open at the sides, affording the passengers ample space for their daily airing. One of the most pleasing features about the ship's construction, and one to which particular attention had been given by her designers, was the handsome dining saloon. It was situated forward on the upper deck, and in order to avoid the low ceiling which was common aboard ships at the time, the roof of the saloon was carried up above the top of the house on the hurricane deck, or about 20 feet. The ceiling was supported by a steel arch 33 feet long and with 23 feet of span. It was provided with stained-glass windows or skylights protected above by the skylights and frames. The dining room had along its sides a number of recesses or compartments for private tables. The room could seat 300 diners. The large pantries, one on each side of the saloon, were connected by lifts with the galley which was situated on the deck below. At the after end of the saloon was a large hall opening upon the grand stairway leading to the promenade deck.

First class dining saloon, City of New York
First class dining saloon, City of New York

The main first-class saloon and library were also reached by this stairway, the former was forward of the library above the entrance hall of the dining saloon. Those rooms were all elegantly furnished throughout. The library was amply provided with literature. Aft of the funnels on the upper deck provision had been made for a dining room for children and nurses. The first-class smoking room was situated on the upper deck at the after end of the ship, and was 45 feet long, 27 feet wide, and had ample room for 130 people. The bar was a very handsome apartment, upholstered in ornamental leather, with American walnut panels. The first-class staterooms and suites of apartments were situated on four decks, within 155 feet of the ship's waist. The largest and best were those on the promenade and upper deck. There were 25 sitting rooms or saloons for day use, and altogether sleeping accommodations for 479 first-class passengers.

The library on the steamships New York and Paris

The second-class passengers were provided for on the main and lower decks, the dining room was situated aft on the upper deck. It was 27 feet long and 40 feet wide, with room for 150 persons. The other apartments of the second class passengers, including 96 staterooms, were situated on the after end of the main and lower decks. The steerage passengers were quartered at the two extreme ends of the lower and main decks. Their berths were in the middle of the vessel which left both sides of their cabins for day occupation. Petty officers and crew were accommodated forward. The ship was well ventilated and was lighted by electricity.

Her engine power exceeded that of any other merchant steamer yet built, and was 20,000 horse power. The Umbria and Etruria of the Cunard Line, the fastest Atlantic vessels at the time had engines of 14,321 horse power. She had one set of twin screws, with triple expansion engines. The engines could work independently of each other. Each of the engines was located in their own water-tight compartment. The boilers which supplied the steam were fitted in three separate water-tight compartments, divided from each other by transverse bulkheads. There were nine boilers, of steel, weighing 74 tons. The appliance for forcing a draught in the boilers was fitted on the same principle as that used in the navy and was called the Stakehold system. It was the first time that was used on an Atlantic steamship.


Here seen as S/S City of New York (3) in Inman Line service, engraving from Scientific American, 1893


The bridge, as S/S City of New York (3) in Inman Line service


Here seen as S/S City of New York (3) in Inman Line service


As the New York in American Line service, some time after the ship was rebuilt. As can be seen, one of the funnels was removed.

Twin screws (as on the S/S City of New York)

New York as the USS Harvard - at Havana
New York as the USS Harvard - at Havana 1898
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S/S New York as the USS Plattsburg
S/S New York as the USS Plattsburg
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New York - American Line steamship
New York - American Line steamship
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