FURNESS SHIPBUILDING COMPANY LTD., HAVERTON HILL
| Name | HOUSTON CITY |
| Type | Cargo |
| Yard Number | 228 |
| Launched | 29/11/1933 |
| Completed | 01/1934 |
| Off. Number | 161621 |
| Engine builder | Wm. Doxford & Sons, Sunderland |
| Engine type | 2 SCSA 4 cyl. |
| GRT | 4935 |
| Length (feet) | 425.5 |
| Beam (feet) | 56.3 |
| First owner | Leeds Shipping Co. Ltd. (Sir Wm. Reardon Smith & Partners), Bideford |
| Fate | 21/10/1940 mined off the East Oaze light buoy and beached, on passage Rosario for London with grain, salvage abandoned after air attacks from 01/11/1940. |
From collection of Harold Appleyard
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