| Name: | CITY OF MADRAS |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 20/09/1944 |
| Completed: | 02/1945 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 1697 |
| Dimensions: | 8582grt, 4303nrt, 471.6 x 64.3 x 33.9ft |
| Engines: | 2 groups of 3 x Steam turbines (HP, IP & LP), 9000shp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 16.0knots |
| Reg Number: | 168893 |
| History: | |
| 05/02/1945 | Ellerman Lines Ltd (Hall Line Ltd), Liverpool |
| 1961 | Far Eastern Navigation Corp Ltd, Keelung; renamed WEI LEE |
| 12/1963 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 12/1963: Broken up at Kaohsiung |
Above photo as CITY OF MADRAS is courtesy of Richard Cox
Above photo as CITY OF MADRAS is courtesy of Richard Cox
Above photo as WEI LEE is copyright of the City of Vancouver Archives - Walter E Frost collection. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return