Cornish City (2)
Cornish City was built in 1919 by Craig, Taylor & Co Stockton for the UK government and sold to St Just Steamship Co. (Sir Wm Reardon Smith & Sons Ltd).
Tonnage: 5,269. LPP: 121.9m. Beam: 15.9m.
1919 | Cornish City. |
1929 | Fort Binger. Cie. Chargeurs Reunis. |
1940 | Seized by MOWT and managed by Reardon Smith. |
1944 | Returned to owners. |
1950 | Scrapped. |
Cornish City 1919 to 1929. Note the Utility Derricks of this WW1 "War Class" ship. Seen here discharging grain at London's Royal Victoria Dock, sometime in 1920's. |
Cornish City. Page [1]
Memories from RSL staff.