SS City of Adelaide (1916)

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	UK Official Number 137546 Call sign JPGB
Fate	Sunk, 11 August 1918
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	8,389  GRT [1] 5,457  NRT [1]
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)

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. 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′N15°33′E / 36.383°N 15.550°E / 36.383; 15.550