SSCity of Glasgow was a single-screw passenger steamship of the Inman Line which disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean en route from to Liverpool to Philadelphia in 1854. Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ...
City of Glasgow was built by Tod and Macgregor of Glasgow and launched in 1850, one of the first ocean-going iron ships. Of 1,609 BRT, she had a full barque rigging with an additional single propellor shaft. Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city and unitary council, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ...
The ship left Liverpool on 1 March1854, with an estimated 480 passengers and crew, but was never heard of again. March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Other unfortunate passenger vessels owned by the Inman Line included SS City of Boston which disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean out of New York City and Halifax, Nova Scotia to Liverpool, some time after 28 January1870 with 177 on board, and SS City of Brussels, which sank in Liverpool Bay with 10 fatalities after a collision in fog with SS Kirby Hall, on 7 January1883. The Empire State Building (right) and the Chrysler Building (left) are easily recognized symbols of New York City to the world. ... Please read first: This article is about the Nova Scotia community. ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Liverpool Bay is a bay between north-east Wales, Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside to the east of the Irish Sea. ... January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
This list of shipwrecks is of those sunken ships whose remains have been located. ... List of United Kingdom disasters by death toll is a list of major disasters (excluding acts of war) which occurred in the United Kingdom or involved UK citizens, in a definable incident, where the loss of life exceeded 40. ...
A large community grew up around him, became known as "Clasgu" (meaning the "dear family") and ultimately grew into the town and city of Glasgow.
About 553 a strong anti-Christian movement in Strathclyde compelled Kentigern to leave the district, and he retired to Wales, staying for a time with St. David at Menevia, and afterwards founding a large monastery at Llanelwy, now St. Asaph's, of which he appointed the holy monk Asaph superior in succession to himself.
About 581 he finally returned to Glasgow, and here, a year or two later, he was visited by St. Columba, who was at that time labouring in Strathtay.
The CITY OF ATHENS was built in 1919 by the American International Shipbuilding Corporation, Hog Island, Penn. She was a 7,430 gross ton ship, length overall 448ft x beam 58.2ft, one funnel, two masts, single screw and a speed of 17 knots.
Built by J.& G. Thomson, Glasgow, she was launched for the Inman Line of Liverpool on 23rd Oct.1888 and started her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Queenstown and New York on 3rd Apr.1889.
Built by Barclay, Curle & Co, Glasgow in 1903 for the Union-Castle Mail SS Co, she was used mainly on the UK - Mauritius service, mostly with cargoes of sugar.
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