City of Bagdad
The SS City of Bagdad was a British merchant ship built for the Ellerman Lines that was captured and sunk by the German raider Atlantis on 11 July 1940.[1][2]
 City of Bagdad | |
| History | |
|---|---|
  United Kingdom | |
| Name | City of Bagdad |
| Owner | Ellerman Lines |
| Builder | J. C. Tecklenborg, Geestemünde |
| Launched | 8 November 1919, as Geierfels |
| Completed | June 1920 |
| In service | 1919-1940 |
| Fate | Sunk by the German raider Atlantis, 11 July 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Merchant ship |
| Displacement | 7,506 GRT |
| Length | 149 m (489 ft) |
| Beam | 17.8 m (58 ft) |
| Propulsion | 3 cyl triple expansion engine, single shaft, 1 screw |
The crew were kept prisoner for 107 days on the Atlantis before transferring to Durmitor. The captain of City of Bagdad, J. Armstrong White, would later become friends with the captain of the Atlantis, Bernhard Rogge, and her adjutant Ulrich Mohr. In 1956, White wrote an account of the events in the foreword to Mohr's book Ship 16.[3]
Originally ordered for the Hansa Line as Geierfels,[4] the 7,490 gross register ton ship was launched on 8 November 1919 and completed in June 1920 before being turned over to the British as reparations after World War I.[5]
References
- SS City of Bagdad (+1940). wrecksite.eu Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- Duffy, James P. (2005). Hitler's Secret Pirate Fleet: The Deadliest Ships of World War II. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 15–16. ISBN 0-8032-6652-9.
- "Foreword" by J. Armstrong White in Ulrich Mohr & Arthur V. Sellwood. (2008). Ship 16: The Story of a German Surface Raider. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-84868-115-6.
- DDG Hansa Ship Photos Collection
- "City of Bagdad (1144643)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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