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USQMD Sedgwick

Iron-hull Transport:

Built in 1872-1873 by Caird & Co., Greenock, Scotland

Launched, 29 March 1873

Delivered to William Inman, Liverpool, England in July 1873, named SS City of Chester

Entered service in 1875 for Inman Steamships Co. Ltd., Liverpool

Name shortened to Chester in when Inman was taken over by American Line in 1893

Purchased by the U.S. Army, 27 July 1898 for $200,000

Commissioned USQMD Sedgwick in 1898

Retired from U.S Army service, cira 1905

Sold in 1905 to an Itlaian firm, renamed Arizona, re-flagged Italy

Sold in 1906 t0 Soc. Metallurgica Meridionale, Naples, renamed Napoletano

Final Disposition, broken up in April 1907

Specifications:
Displacement 4,770 gross t.
Length 444.5'
Beam 44.3'
Depth of Hold unknown
Draft 34.7'
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Passengers unknown
Cargo Capacity unknown

Propulsion

boiler(s)

one 2-cylinder compound steam engine, 850nhp

single propeller

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
Merchant Service
301310902	55k	SS City of Chester underway in the harbor probably at Liverpool National Museums Liverpool photo MCR/39/309	David Wight
USQMD Sedgwick
301310901	150k	Post card image of USQMD Sedgwick, (mis-labled USS Sedgwick), date unknown. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 85310-KN	David Wight

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