City of Rome (ship, 1881)
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City of Rome (around 1886)
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The City of Rome from 1881 was a passenger liner on the North Atlantic route .
The City of Rome was the largest ship the Inman Line had built until 1881, and the first that the shipping company commissioned outside of Scotland. The ship was originally intended to be made of steel, but because of the poor supply situation at the time of construction, it was made of iron. The use of iron instead of steel led to a higher weight of around 1,500 tons, which reduced their loading capacity accordingly.
The ship had a clipper bow and a clipper stern as well as three chimneys and four masts . The chimneys and the masts all had the same angle of inclination.
The City of Rome was widely regarded as the most elegant passenger ship in the 1880s. The ship was supposed to compete with the Alaska and Arizona of the Guion Line . On its maiden voyage, the City of Rome needed nine and a half days to cross the Atlantic, making it significantly slower than the Alaska and Arizona . The ship was then returned to the shipyard.
In 1882 the City of Rome went to the Anchor Line , which at that time held 50 percent of the shares in the Barrow Shipbuilding Company . The ship remained in service until 1902. In 1902 the scrapping took place .
The City of Rome could carry 271 passengers in 1st class, 250 passengers in 2nd class and 810 passengers in 3rd class. After a renovation, the City of Rome was able to carry 75 passengers in 1st class, 250 passengers in 2nd class and 1,000 passengers in 3rd class.
literature
- Tony Gibbons et al .: The world of ships , Bassermann Verlag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-8094-2186-3 , p. 148.
