Ralph Tinkham, one of the passengers who had been on the City of Honolulu, wrote a letter to the newspaper of the University of Michigan College of Engineering, from which he had graduated: “Replying to your inquiry relative to my experience at the burning at sea of the SS City of Honolulu, I am free to admit that the episode has considerably more serious and interesting features in retrospect than was the case at the time. The ‘City of Honolulu’ was a splendid ship of 17,000 tons, equipped well above the average of Pacific shipping, for the convenience and comfort of passengers, and providing excellent service. These facts only add to the shock of realization that this fine vessel has been another contribution to Davy Jones’ locker.”

Ship Name: City of Honolulu 

Tonnage: 10,688

Ship Type: Twin Screw Oil Burning Steamship 

Year Built: 1896

Nationality: United States of America 

Year Wrecked: 1922

Location Wrecked: 670 Miles from San Pedro, California 

Reason for Wreck: Electrical Fire 

Lives Lost: None

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https://newspaperarchive.com/altoona-mirror-oct-23-1922-p-12/

https://newspaperarchive.com/van-nuys-news-oct-17-1922-p-1/

https://newspaperarchive.com/corona-courier-oct-13-1922-p-3/

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23876928

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