American passenger ship built in 1878; sank in 1901
Not to be confused with MS Rio de Janeiro.
Rio de Janeiro in 1898
History
United States
Name
City of Rio de Janeiro
Namesake
Rio de Janeiro
Operator
United States & Brazil Mail Steamship Company
Pacific Mail Steamship Company (from 1881)
Route
San Francisco to Honolulu, Hawaii, Yokohama, Japan and Hong Kong
Builder
John Roach & Son, Chester, Pennsylvania
Launched
6 March 1878
Fate
Sank 22 February 1901, San Francisco Bay
General characteristics
Tonnage
3500
Length
370 ft (110 m)
Beam
39 ft (12 m)
Draft
21 ft (6.4 m)
Depth
31 ft 6 in (9.60 m)
Propulsion
6 boilers, compound engine, single screw
Sail plan
Barquentine rig
SS Rio de Janeiro Shipwreck
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NRHP reference No.
88002394
Added to NRHP
11 November 1988
The SS City of Rio de Janeiro was an iron-hulled steam-powered passenger ship, launched in 1878, which sailed between San Francisco and various Asian Pacific ports. On 22 February 1901, the vessel sank after striking a submerged reef at the entry to San Francisco Bay while inward bound from Hong Kong. Of the approximately 220 passengers and crew on board, fewer than 85 people survived the sinking, while 135 others were killed in the catastrophe. The wreck lies in 287 feet (87 m) of water just off the Golden Gate and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as nationally significant.[1][2]
City of Rio de Janeiro was one of many ships that were lost due to challenging navigational conditions in this area.[3]
^Nolte, Carl (11 December 2014). "Bay Area's Titanic': 1901 shipwreck near Golden Gate found". San Francisco Chronicle.
^"National Register of Historic Places". National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2014-12-11. Reference Number: 88002394, State: CALIFORNIA, County: San Francisco, City: San Francisco, Resource Name: SS RIO DE JANEIRO Shipwreck, Address: Address Restricted, Listed Date: 19881103, Resource Type: SITE
^"National Marine Sanctuaries: SS City of Rio de Janeiro". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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