City of Kingston (steamer) explained

City of Kingston was a steamship launched in 1884. It was built in Wilmington, Delaware. It was used on the Hudson River before a change of ownership brought it to Puget Sound.^[1] The New York Times reported in December 1889 that it was heard from in "Barbadoes" after being feared lost.^[2]

Its sister ship was City of Seattle, built in Philadelphia in 1890.^[1]

City of Kingston collided with Glenogle on April 23, 1900 near Tacoma, Washington and sunk. The loss was calculated to be $150,000. There were no deaths. Glenogle survived with $20,000 in damage.^[3]

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Notes and References

1. Book: Wright, E. W.. Lewis & Dryden's Marine History of the Pacific Northwest: An Illustrated Review of the Growth and Development of the Maritime Industry, from the Advent of the Earliest Navigators to the Present Time, with Sketches and Portraits of a Number of Well Known Marine Men. 374. city.of kingston steamship.. 30 November 1895. Lewis & Dryden Printing Company. Internet Archive.
2. Web site: NOT WRECKED OFF HATTERAS.; THE STEAMER CITY OF KINGSTON REPORTED FROM BARBADOES..
3. Web site: Annual Report of the Supervising Inspector General, Steamboat Inspection Service to the Secretary of Commerce. United States Steamboat Inspection. Service. 30 November 2018. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.