City of Everett
Whaleback Steamer · Lost 1923 · The Gulf of Mexico
The pioneering whaleback City of Everett foundered in the Gulf of Mexico on October 11, 1923, with all 26 aboard.
Become Captain of Record
The Vessel and Her Loss
The only ship built at Alexander McDougall's Everett, Washington, yard, the whaleback steamer City of Everett entered service in 1894 and became the first American steamship through the Suez Canal and the first to circle the globe. She survived a 1902 explosion at Port Arthur and stood by the sinking Republic in 1909. In October 1923, carrying molasses from Santiago, Cuba, to New Orleans, she foundered in the Gulf of Mexico with all 26 aboard. Divers believe they identified her in 2010 in about 400 feet of water.
Vessel
- 1894
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- Everett, Washington
- Steel
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- Steam (screw)
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Loss
- October 11, 1923
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- Gulf of Mexico
- Gulf of Mexico
- Santiago, Cuba → New Orleans, Louisiana
- Molasses
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- 26
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The Wreck Today
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Position
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- Gulf of Mexico
No pin: no surveyed wreck position in the sources used.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Sparsely documented (50/100)
Based on a published secondary account; original records were not independently inspected.
Wikipedia — SS City of Everett
Article narrative of construction, voyage and loss (secondary summary of cited books and newspapers).
University of Detroit Mercy — Dowling Marine Historical Collection, City of Everett
Sailed from Santiago, Cuba, October 7, 1923, never heard from again; 26 lives lost.
