SS City of Paris (1920)

History
United Kingdom
NameCity of Paris
OperatorEllerman Lines Ltd, London
Port of registryUnited Kingdom Glasgow
BuilderSwan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend
Yard number1129
Launched24 December 1920
CompletedFebruary 1922
IdentificationUK official number: 146256
FateScrapped 1956
General characteristics
TypePassenger steamship
Tonnage
  • 10,902 GRT
  • tonnage under deck 9423
  • 6,865 NRT
Length484.7 ft (147.7 m)
Beam59.3 ft (18.1 m)
Draught43 ft 0 in (13.11 m)
Depth32.6 ft (9.9 m)
Decks2
Installed power1,315 NHP
Propulsion3 steam turbines, double-reduction geared onto one propeller shaft

SS City of Paris was a steam passenger ship launched in 1920 and completed in 1922 for the Ellerman Lines.[1] She was requisitioned for service by the British government during the Second World War.

  1. ^ "City of Paris (British Steam passenger ship) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 29 February 2020.