SS City of Launceston
Artist's impression of the City of Launceston sinking | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Australia | |
| Name | City of Launceston |
| Namesake | Launceston, Tasmania |
| Owner | Launceston & Melbourne Steamship Company |
| Port of registry | Launceston, Tasmania |
| Builder | Blackwood & Gordon, Paisley |
| Cost | £17,000 |
| Yard number | 55 |
| Launched | 4 April 1863 |
| In service | October 1863 |
| Identification | official number: 32240 |
| Fate | Sank after collision, 19 November 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo and passenger ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 177 ft 2 in (54.00 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft 5 in (7.44 m) |
| Depth | 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 cylinder 80 hp (60 kW) steam engine, Single screw |
| Sail plan | Schooner-rigged on two masts |
| Capacity | 188 passengers |
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SS City of Launceston was a 368 GRT steamship operated by the Launceston and Melbourne Steam Navigation Company from 1863, which had an early role in colonial steam shipping as the forerunner of the modern Bass Strait ferry service between Tasmania and Victoria. It was sunk in Port Phillip Bay after a collision with another ship on 19 November 1865.