SS City of York
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File:StateLibQld 1 125035 City of York (ship).jpg |
History |
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Name |
SS City of York |
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Owner |
Ellerman Lines Ltd (G Smith & Sons - Mgrs) |
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Builder |
Workman Clark & Co, Belfast |
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Completed |
1904 |
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In service |
1904 |
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Out of service |
1936 |
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Fate |
scrapped |
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General characteristics |
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Type |
cargo steamship , single screw |
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Tonnage |
7,834 tons |
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Length |
485 feet (147.83m) |
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Beam |
56.3 feet (17.16m) |
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Depth |
32 feet (9.75m) |
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Propulsion |
single screw |
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Speed |
12 knots |
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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.
Soldiers carried
England to Fremantle 14 January - 18 February 1919