FURNESS SHIPBUILDING COMPANY LTD., HAVERTON HILL
| Name | CORNISH CITY |
| Type | Cargo |
| Yard Number | 249 |
| Launched | 16/09/1936 |
| Completed | 10/1936 |
| Off. Number | 161624 |
| Engine builder | Wm Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland |
| Engine type | 4-cyl 2SCSA oil engine, 687 nhp |
| GRT | 4952 |
| Length (feet) | 426.5 |
| Beam (feet) | 56.2 |
| First owner | Leeds Shipping Co. Ltd. (Sir Wm. Reardon Smith & Sons Ltd.), Bideford |
| Fate | 29/07/1943 torpedoed by U.177 in 27.20S 52.10E on passage Durban for Aden and Suez with coal. |
Collection of Harold Appleyard
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