| Name: | CITY OF CANTON |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 24/09/1915 |
| Completed: | 09/1916 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 969 |
| Dimensions: | 6692grt, 4271nrt, 450.7 x 56.9 x 31.1ft |
| Engines: | 2 x Steam turbines, 751nhp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 13.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 137520 |
| History: | |
| 09/09/1916 | Ellerman Lines Ltd (Hall Line Ltd), Liverpool |
| 16/07/1943 | Sank |
| Comments: | 16/07/1943: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U178, 45 miles NE of Memba Bay |
| On a voyage from Liverpool to Beira & Mombasa carrying coal & general cargo |
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Above photo is courtesy of Clive Ketley