The SS
City of Vienna was built by Workman, Clark & Co Ltd, Belfast in
1889 for the City Line. She was a 4,682 gross ton ship, length 421.3ft
x beam 46.7ft, one funnel, three masts, single screw and a speed of
12 knots. There was accommodation for 50-1st, 50-2nd and 1,900-3rd
class passengers. Launched on 7th December 1889 she sailed for the
(Ellerman) City Line except for a period starting May 1906 when she
was chartered to the Allan Line and completed three round voyages
between Glasgow, Liverpool and Philadelphia in 1901 taken over by
JRE and in 1906 chartered to the Allan Line for three voyages. She
was used during the Boer War (1899-1902) as a transport. In 1913 she
was sold to the National Greek Line and renamed Thessalonika.
She commenced her first voyage for these owners on 16th February 1914
when she left Piraeus for Kalamata, Patras, Palermo and New York.
On 24th November 1915 she sailed from Piraeus for New York but called
for assistance on 22nd December with disabled engines. The National
Greek Line vessel "Patris" attempted unsuccesfully to tow
her to port, and she was eventually scuttled on 5th January 1916 when
350 miles east of Sandy Hook
