City of Washington (shipwreck)


  • Vicinity: 25 feet of water, E of Key Largo, Elbow Reef
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Site

The City of Washington was built at Roach's Shipyard in Chester, Pennsylvania, as a two-masted sailing vessel. She was launched in 1887 for use in passenger transport and the cargo trade between New York, Cuba and Mexico. In 1889, she was refitted with a 2750-horsepower steam engine which dramatically increased her speed. - NOAA


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1877/08/30 Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Naval Architect Launched
1898/02/15 Ward Line Owner Damaged by debris from the explosion on the USS Maine, the CITY OF WASHINGTON rescues the survivors of the Maine. Spanish-American War
1908/00/00 CITY OF WASHINGTON retires from passenger and cargo service.
1917/07/10 The tugboat LUCHENBACH 4, towing the CITY OF WASHINGTON and the SENECA, runs aground on Elbow Reef. LUCHENBACH and SENECA are soon refloated, but the City of Washington breaks up and sinks.

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Particulars for City of Washington (shipwreck):
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Commerce
Area of Significance Engineering
Cultural Affiliation Euro-American
Area of Significance Historic and non-aboriginal
Criteria Historic Event
Sight Category Site
Event Spanish-American War Contributors
Area of Significance Transportation
Historic Use Water-related



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 12th October 1995

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: BROTHER JONATHAN Shipwreck Site
Registry Address: About 4.5 mi W of Pt. St. George
Registry Number: 95001132
Resource Type: Site
Owner: Local
Architect: Perrine, Patterson and Stack
Architectural Style: No style listed
Contributing Sites: 1
Other Certification: Date received-pending owner objection
Certification: Determined eligible-owner objection
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Historic and non-aboriginal, Architecture, Commerce, Engineering, Exploration-settlement, Transportation
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering, Information Potential
Cultural Affiliation: Euro-American
Period of Significance: 1850-1874
Significant Year: 1865
Historic Function: Transportation
Historic Sub-Function: Water-related
Current Function: Vacant, not in use
Current Sub-Function:

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