SS City of Adelaide (1916)

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]

For other uses, see SS City of Adelaide.
History
United Kingdom
Name: City of Adelaide
Namesake: Adelaide
Owner: Ellerman Lines
Builder: William Gray & Co., West Hartlepool
Yard number: 869
Launched: 26 October 1916
Commissioned: April 1917
Homeport: Liverpool
Identification:
Fate: Sunk, 11 August 1918
General characteristics
Type: Cargo Ship
Tonnage:
Length: 475 ft 0 in (144.78 m)
Beam: 58 ft 2 in (17.73 m)
Depth: 31 ft 7 in (9.63 m)
Installed power: 758 Nhp[1]
Propulsion: Central Marine Engineering Works 4-cylinder quadruple expansion
Speed: 12.0 knots (13.8 mph; 22.2 km/h)

References
  1. 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

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