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Ship Data

Type	Built	Burden	Dimensions	Line / Owner
S.S.	1888 at Glasgow by J. & G. Thomson & Co.	10,499 gross	527.6ft x 63.2ft	American Line

S/S Paris of the American Line
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S/S City of Paris (2), 1891

Paris, American Line steamship grounded on the Manacles 1899
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Paris, American Line steamship - at Milford Haven
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S/S City of Paris (2) after she was rebuilt and renamed Philadelphia
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Chronological History

Year	Event
1888	Oct. 23, launched as the City of Paris of the Inman Line
1889	Apr. 3, maiden voyage Liverpool - Queenstown - New York
1893	Southampton → New York Apr. 1. Inman Line steamship City of Paris.
1893	Southampton → New York Apr. 28. Inman Line steamship City of Paris, arrived in New York at 04:00 morning.
1893	Taken over by American Line, renamed Paris
1893	Southampton → New York May 26. Inman Line steamship City of Paris.
1893	Southampton June 17 → New York June 23. Ship City of Paris.
1893	Southampton → New York July 21. Record breaking journey<BR>Inman Line steamship City of Paris.
1893	Southampton → New York Aug. 11. Inman Line steamship City of New York.
1893	Southampton → New York Sept. 2. Inman Line steamship City of Rome.
1893	Southampton → New York Sept. 23. Inman Line steamship City of Paris.
1893	Southampton → New York Oct. 14. Inman Line steamship City of Paris.
1893	Southampton → New York Nov. 4. Inman Line steamship City of Paris.
1893	Southampton → New York Nov. 24. Inman Line steamship City of Paris.
1894	Southampton → New York Jan. 27
1894	Feb. 16: found at anchor off Roches Point, with her rudder disabled. She was towed into port by tugs which went to her relief in response to signals of distress which she showed off Daunts Rock
1894	Southampton → New York Apr. 21. Former steamship City of Paris, arrived at 07:00 morning.
1894	Southampton → New York May 12. Former steamship City of Paris.
1894	Southampton → New York June 23
1894	Southampton → New York Aug. 10. Former steamship City of Paris.
1894	Southampton → New York Sept. 1. Steamship City of Paris.
1894	Southampton → New York Sept. 21
1894	Southampton Oct. 6 → New York Oct. 12. 980 Passengers.
1894	Southampton Oct. 27 → New York Nov. 3. 870 Passengers.
1894	Southampton Nov. 17 → New York Nov. 24. 580 Passengers.
1895	Southampton Jan. 5 → New York Jan. 12. 450 Passengers.
1895	Southampton → New York Feb. 23
1895	Southampton → New York Mar. 23
1895	Southampton Apr. 6 → New York Apr. 13. 955 Passengers and mail.
1895	Dep. New York eastbound with 680 passengers, 663 mailbags and $ 350.000 in silver
1895	Southampton → New York May 4
1895	Southampton → New York May 25
1895	Southampton → New York June 15
1895	Southampton → New York July 5. Also reported arrive 1895-07-06.
1895	Southampton July 20 → New York July 26. Also reported arrive 1895-07-27.
1895	Southampton → New York Aug. 24. Also reported arrive 1895-08-25.
1895	Southampton → New York Sept. 14
1895	Southampton → New York Oct. 6
1896	Southampton → New York Feb. 1
1896	Southampton → New York Feb. 21
1896	Southampton → New York Apr. 17
1896	Southampton → New York May 8
1896	Southampton → New York May 24
1896	Southampton → New York May 30
1896	Southampton July 25 → New York Aug. 1. Departed Southampton at noon 12:00 and arrived in New York at 05:00 morning.
1896	Southampton Aug. 15 → New York Aug. 21. Departed Southampton at noon 12:00 and arrived in New York at 02:00 early morning.
1896	Southampton Sept. 5 → New York Sept. 11. Departed Southampton at noon 12:00 and arrived in New York at 11:00 late morning.
1896	Southampton Sept. 26 → New York Oct. 2. Departed Southampton at noon 12:00 and arrived in New York at 16:00 afternoon.
1896	Broke her starboard tube shaft when 320 miles east of Sandy Hook on way from New York to Southampton
1897	Southampton → New York Mar. 13
1897	Southampton Mar. 27 → New York Apr. 3. Departed Southampton at noon 12:00 and arrived in New York at 04:00 morning.
1897	Southampton → New York May 15. Arrived in New York at 18:00 evening.
1897	Southampton → New York June 5. Arrived in New York at 07:00 morning.
1897	Southampton June 19 → New York June 25. Departed Southampton at noon 12:00 and arrived in New York at 05:00 morning.
1897	Southampton July 17 → New York July 23. Departed Southampton at noon 12:00 and arrived in New York at 22:00 evening.
1897	Southampton Aug. 7 → New York Aug. 13
1897	Southampton Aug. 28 → New York Sept. 4. Departed Southampton at noon 12:00 and arrived in New York at 02:00 morning.
1897	Southampton Sept. 18 → New York Sept. 25. Departed Southampton at noon 12:00 and arrived in New York at 02:00 morning.
1897	Southampton Oct. 9 → New York Oct. 15
1897	Southampton Oct. 30 → New York Nov. 5. Departed Southampton at noon 12:00 and arrived in New York at 12:00 noon.
1898	Mar. 2: departed New York, arrived Southampton Mar. 13, several days delayed due to the breaking of her starboard shaft, rendering the starboard propeller useless
1898	Southampton → New York Feb. 5
1898	Southampton → New York Feb. 26. Arrived in New York at 04:00 morning.
1898	Southampton → New York Apr. 9
1898	Southampton Apr. 22 → New York Apr. 30. Arrived in New York at 03:00 morning.
1898	May, became the US Armed Cruiser Yale
1898	October, returned to American Line
1898	Southampton → New York Nov. 19
1898	Southampton Dec. 3 → New York Dec. 10. Arrived in New York at 12:00 noon.
1899	Southampton Dec. 24 → New York Jan. 1. Arrived at 06:00 morning.
1899	Southampton → New York Jan. 21
1899	May 21, grounded on Manacles
1899	Refloated and rebuilt, fitted with quadruple expansion engines, funnels reduced from 3 to 2, new tonnage 10,786 gross, renamed Philadelphia
1922	Sold to New York - Naples SS Co.
1923	Scrapped at Genoa