City of Washington (ship)

History
United States
NameCity of Washington
NamesakeWashington, D.C.
OwnerWard Line
BuilderJohn Roach & Sons
Launched30 August 1877
RefitAs a coal barge, 1911
FateWrecked off Key Largo, 10 July 1917
General characteristics
Tonnage2,600
PropulsionCompound steam engine, auxiliary sails
Sail planHermaphrodite brig

City of Washington was an American merchant steamship that aided in rescuing the crew of USS Maine when it exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, in 1898.

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