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in late December 1907 and completed and registered in January 1908. She had a Gross Tonnage of 300 tons. She served during World War I and was wrecked in 1952.

War service

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requisitioned ''City of Edinburgh'' in 1914, but then returned her to her owners. On 10 January 1915 the Admiralty again requisitioned her for war service. She received a 6-pounder gun and operated out of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, as an auxiliary patrol vessel. ''City of Edinburgh'' helped transport the

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from Southampton to Le Havre on 24 February 1915. When the troop-transport was torpedoed on 24 April 1917 (

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), ''City of Edinburgh'' was one of the vessels that helped ensure the safe evacuation of all 1,600 troops aboard, as well as ''Ballarat''s crew.

Post-war

The Admiralty sold her in 1918 to British owners, who sold her in 1921 to Spanish owners. On 4 January 1952 she became stranded on Cap Blanc, Spanish Sahara (), and became a total loss.

References

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