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| History | |
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| Name | SS City of York |
| Owner | Ellerman Lines Ltd (G Smith & Sons - Mgrs) |
| Builder | Workman Clark & Co, Belfast |
| Completed | 1904 |
| In service | 1904 |
| Out of service | 1936 |
| Fate | scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo steamship , single screw |
| Tonnage | 7,834 tons |
| Length | 485 feet (147.83m) |
| Beam | 56.3 feet (17.16m) |
| Depth | 32 feet (9.75m) |
| Propulsion | single screw |
| Speed | 12 knots (22.2 kmh) |
Remarks
Built for the Ellerman City Line, her usual route in peace time was Glasgow-Liverpool-Port Said-Suez-Bombay-Karachi. In 1921 transferred to the New York, India service.
In 1936 was sold to the Japanese for scrap iron.