| Name: | CITY OF BIRMINGHAM |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 12/08/1911 |
| Completed: | 11/1911 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 814 |
| Dimensions: | 7498grt, 4839nrt, 452.0 x 55.7 x 31.5ft |
| Engines: | Q4cyl (26.5, 38, 55.5 & 80 x 54ins), 756nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 131397 |
| History: | |
| 09/11/1911 | Ellerman Lines Ltd (Hall Line Ltd), Liverpool |
| 27/11/1916 | Sank |
| Comments: | Accommodation for about 130 x 1st Class & about 40 x 2nd Class passengers |
| 27/11/1916: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U32, 90 miles SE of Malta | |
| On a voyage from Liverpool to Karachi carrying passengers & general cargo |
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of the State Library of Western Australia
Jarrow Express, Friday, 18/08/1911