Exeter City (1887)
.jpg) The Exeter City in the Avon Gorge, Bristol.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Exeter City |
| Operator | Bristol City Line |
| Port of registry |  Bristol, UK |
| Builder | Blyth Shipbuilding Company |
| Launched | 18 October 1887 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1925 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger-cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 2,140 GRT |
| Length | 289 ft (88 m) |
| Beam | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Propulsion | 3-cylinder triple expansion engine; single screw |
| Speed | 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
The Exeter City was the first of two British cargo steamers of that name built for the Bristol City Line that plied the route between Bristol and New York.
Construction
[edit]The ship was built by Blyth Shipbuilding and Dry Docks Company in 1887 to the three-island principle. It was the first of two cargo steamers of that name built for the Bristol City Line, who had a practice of naming their ships after notable cities. The ship was of 289 ft with a beam of 39 ft. It was driven by a triple-expansion mechanism and made around ten knots.[1] The funnel colours for the line were black with white band containing a blue, five pointed star.[2]
Career
[edit]The ship would have plied the service between Bristol and New York which the Bristol line started in 1879 and continued until the 1970s.[3] The Exeter City was scrapped in Genoa, Italy, in 1925.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Greenway, Ambrose (2011). Cargo Liners: An Illustrated History. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-78346-929-1.
- ^ House flag, Bristol City Line of Steamships Ltd. Royal Museums Greenwich. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ Pride of Bristol - the Bristol City Line.[permanent dead link] Bristol Post, 17 November 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ Bristol City Line. The Ships List. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
External links
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- https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185647/http://7seasvessels.com/exeter-city-1887-imo-0000000/
- http://www.exetermemories.co.uk/em/_transport/namedexeter.php