SS City of Adelaide (1916)

For other uses, see SS City of Adelaide.

History
United Kingdom
NameCity of Adelaide
NamesakeAdelaide
OwnerEllerman Lines
BuilderWilliam Gray & Co., West Hartlepool
Yard number869
Launched26 October 1916
CommissionedApril 1917
HomeportLiverpool
Identification
FateSunk, 11 August 1918
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage
Length475 ft 0 in (144.78 m)
Beam58 ft 2 in (17.73 m)
Depth31 ft 7 in (9.63 m)
Installed power758 Nhp[1]
PropulsionCentral Marine Engineering Works 4-cylinder quadruple expansion
Speed12.0 knots (13.8 mph; 22.2 km/h)

City of Adelaide was a steam cargo ship built in 1916-1917 by the William Gray & Company of West Hartlepool for Ellerman Lines of Liverpool.[2] The ship served in World War I and was torpedoed at 12.10am on Sunday 11 August 1918. Her position was 3623n 1533e and the sinking took place five days after leaving Port Said for Liverpool in a convoy of 20 ships. The crew was saved.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Lloyd's Register, Steamships and Motorships. London: Lloyd's Register. 1918–1919.
  2. ^ "The Fleets". www.theshipslist.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  3. ^ Diary of Wireless Officer Harry A. Woodyer who was in the commodore ship for this convoy, SS Cyclops

36°23′N 15°33′E / 36.383°N 15.550°E / 36.383; 15.550


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