SS_City_of_Adelaide_(1916)

SS <i>City of Adelaide</i> (1916)

SS City of Adelaide (1916)

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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]

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  1. [1]
    Lloyd's Register, Steamships and Motorships. London: Lloyd's Register. 1918–1919.
  2. [2]
    "The Fleets". www.theshipslist.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  3. [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


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