| Name: | CITY OF FLORENCE |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 03/09/1914 |
| Completed: | 10/1914 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 841 |
| Dimensions: | 5399grt, 3490nhp, 407.2 x 51.3 x 29.7ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (24.5, 42.25 & 74 x 48ins), 547nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 137402 |
| History: | |
| 02/10/1914 | Ellerman Lines Ltd (Hall Line Ltd), Liverpool |
| 20/07/1917 | Sank |
| Comments: | 20/07/1917: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat UC17, 188 miles WxN of Ouessant |
| On a voyage from Cuddalore (SW India) to Falmouth carrying general cargo |
Above photo is courtesy of Clive Ketley
Jarrow Express, Friday, 04/09/1914