SS City of Everett
The City of Everett under construction
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | City of Everett |
Builder | Everett Shipyards |
Launched | 1894 |
Out of service | 1923 |
Fate | foundered in Gulf of Mexico 1923 |
General characteristics | |
Length | 346 ft (105 m) |
Beam | 42 ft (13 m) |
Height | 13.58 ft (4.14 m) |
Notes | only whaleback to travel in the Suez Canal[1] |
SS City of Everett was an important whaleback steamship. She sailed from 1894 until 1923, and was the first U.S. steamship to pass through the Suez Canal, as well as the first to circumnavigate the globe.[2] Her radio call letters were GF and her signal letters KMCQ.
Origin
In the 1890s,
Her career
The unarmed steamer “captured” the City of
On 8 September 1902, City of Everett suffered an explosion while loading at Port Arthur, Texas. Her captain, a mate, and several crew members were seriously injured; the resulting fire engulfed not only the ship, but also destroyed the docks and wharves of the Texas Company (later known as Texaco).[3]
In January 1905, City of Everett collided with the Norwegian steam freighter Leif Eriksson north of Charleston, South Carolina. Leif Eriksson took on water through a deep gash in her hull, and sank in less than 10 minutes with the loss of two lives.[4]
Near
While carrying
Search for the wreck of City of Everett
On September 11, 2010, divers from the Association of Underwater Explorers, Michael Barnette and Joe Citelli, believed they had identified the wreck of the City of Everett resting in approximately 400 feet (120 m) of sea water 120 nautical miles (220 km) off Florida in the Gulf of Mexico.[8][9]
It was later discovered that this was in fact the steamer Munisla, identified by an engine plaque's serial number, found on a later dive by the team. [1]
References
- ^ ISBN 9781439635056.
- ^ a b "LAST of the WHALEBACKS". Sea Classics. 2004.
- ^ "Bulls And Bears". www.oldandsold.com.
- ^ Barnette, Michael C. (2007). "25 September 2007: Identification of the "Anchor Wreck"". Association of Underwater Explorers. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
- ^ a b .nytimes.com/timesmachine/1909/01/27/101864346.pdf New York Times article, 26 January 1909 Could Have Saved Republic, He Says"
- ^ "Practically Unsinkable - RMS - Republic". www.rms-republic.com.
- ^ "piranho". visseraa.piranho.de.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Tomalin, Terry (2010-12-12). "Fishermen find big one that didn't get away: a steamship resting miles off Naples". St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
- ^ Smith, Debra (2011-01-02). "Divers may have found ship built in Everett in 1894". Everett, Washington: The Herald. Retrieved 2011-01-02.