liner VILLE DE PARIS

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1866 - 1888

Design features

Ville de Paris (iron liner) 1866 - 1888
hull material : ...................iron
previous name(s) of ship : ........
detailed type : ...................iron liner
type of propulsion : ..............1 propeller
building year of ship : ...........1866
name of shipyard : ................Napier & Co
place of construction : ...........Glasgow
year of entering the fleet : ......1866
length (in meters) : ..............105,08
width (in meters) : ...............13,33
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........3014
deadweight (in tons) : ............1948
type of engine : ..................first inverted, 2 cylinders then 4 superposed cylinders, 2 by 2 (1874)
engine power (in HP) : ............3300
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........13,5

History

Second of a pair of two steamers ordered as paddle wheels ships. Transformed into propeller ship during construction. Sistership : PEREIRE. Brought into service in May 1866 on the line Le Havre-New York. In 1873-74, receives a compound engine and a second chimney (?). Is put in service in May 1874. In June 1876, is transferred on the line of Colon. Sold in 1888. Transformed into a four-mast bark and renamed H. BISCHOFF. October 28, 1900, runs aground on Elba close to Glückstadt and breaks into two.