SS City of New York was built for the Inman Line in 1861 built by Tod & Macgregor in Glasgow, Scotland.
Service City of New York was a luxurious steamer, based on the other ships like her that were built before her. (, , , , , , , , ) She was built for the transatlantic service, operating between Liverpool, Queenstown, and New York and sailed on that route from 1861 to 1864.
Sinking On 29 March, 1864, City of New York was sailing to Queenstown to pick up passengers. While in route, the ship hit the Daunt Rocks in the dense fog. However, all passengers survived the incident.
Salvage attempt After the grounding, there was an attempt to salvage the ship. However, it failed.
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