Captain Long Story, US Cavalry Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 SAN FRANCISCO -- The first images of the newly discovered wreckage of a steamship that sank in San Francisco Bay in 1888, killing 16 people, were released Wednesday by federal ocean scientists. The iron and wood steamship City of Chester went down on Aug. 22, 1888, after it was struck in dense fog by a larger ship. The collision came soon after family members bid their loved ones safe passage and the Chester departed with 106 passengers for Eureka, Calif., and Portland, Ore. Moments later, it was split in two by the Oceanic, a ship more than twice its size, killing 13 passengers, including two children, and three crew members. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/remains-of-deadly-1888-shipwreck-located-in-san-francisco-bay/ More than 125 years later, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration team found the shipwreck in 217 feet of water just inside the Golden Gate Bridge while the scientists were charting shipping channels. http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0424/1888-shipwreck-First-images-of-ship-lost-in-San-Francisco-Bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 History, always unfolding. Thanks for posting that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 that was an interesting story , made all the more by its time period and ties to the goldrush , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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