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Name: CITY OF NEW YORK
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 27/06/1946
Completed: 01/1947
Builder: Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd
Yard: High Walker
Yard Number: 97
Dimensions: 8420grt, 4201nrt, 478.9 x 64.3 x 32.9ft
Engines: 6 x steam turbines, 1800mn
Engines by: Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, Barrow in Furness
Propulsion: 2 x Screws, 16.0knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 181068
History:
31/12/1946 Ellerman Line Ltd (Hall Line Ltd), Liverpool
1961 Hall Line Ltd, Liverpool
1967 Mardevoto Cia Naviera SA, Piraeus; renamed KAVO MATAPAS
01/08/1969 Broken up
Comments: 01/08/1969: Broken up at Kaohsiung by Jui Cheng Co Ltd


Above photo is copyright of Malcolm Cranfield. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return

Above photo is copyright of Malcolm Cranfield. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return

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