SS City of Pretoria
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SS City of Pretoria was a British cargo steamship. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Second World War with heavy loss of life.
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United Kingdom | |
Name | SS City of Pretoria |
Operator | Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co. Ltd, London |
Port of registry | London |
Builder | Cammell Laird & Co Ltd, Birkenhead |
Launched | 21 September 1937 |
Completed | December 1937 |
Identification | UK official number 165620 |
Fate | Sunk 4 March 1943 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | cargo steamship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 496.7 ft (151.4 m) |
Beam | 62.4 ft (19.0 m) |
Draught | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) |
Depth | 31.3 ft (9.5 m) |
Installed power | 1,867 NHP |
Propulsion | 6 steam turbines, single-reduction geared onto two propeller shafts |
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