IMO 5074226

About

In the years following World War II, the Ellerman Lines had built or acquired 52 ships to replace the ones lost in the war. By 1950, nine new vessels were either under construction, or waiting to be ordered − the last of which was not expected to be delivered until 1953. Four of the ships ordered in 1949, were a set of sister ships. Built in Barrow-in-Furness, England, City of York was the third of the four cargo liners —the lead vessel was TSMV City of Port Elizabeth, followed by TSMV City of Exeter and the final ship in the class was TSMV City of Durban.

The ships were constructed by the Barrow-in-Furness shipbuilder Vickers-Armstrong.

In March 1952, City of Port Elizabeth was launched, and it was revealed she would be the first of four sister ships built for South African service. City of Port Elizabeth, which was the company's first passenger liner to be launched since the war, was followed by City of Exeter.

City of York propulsion was supplied by two main engines— two-stroke cycle single acting six- cylinder diesel engines. Each engine contained six-cylinders with the dimensions 26-3/8" - 91-5/10". The engines were manufactured by R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company.…