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Wreck off Cape Race
- When
- 7 September 1854
- Where
- Cape Race, Newfoundland
The SS City of Philadelphia wrecked near Cape Race on her maiden voyage on 7 September 1854, without loss of life.
The iron-hulled single screw passenger steam ship, owned by the Inman Line, was wrecked near Cape Race on her maiden voyage. Cape Race is a point of land at the southeastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. The incident resulted in no loss of life.
Sources
- SS City of Philadelphia (1854) Wikipedia, revision of 2025-12-13
- Cape Race Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
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