City of Rio de Janeiro at Nagasaki, Japan (IMAGE) NOAA Headquarters Caption The SS City of Rio de Janeiro, built by John Roach & Son in 1878 at Chester, Pennsylvania, regularly transported passengers and cargo between Asia and San Francisco. Photo taken at Nagasaki, Japan, 1894. Credit San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.