Kwangtung I

Sister ship of the Kalgan II

History
'''December 28th. 1935.''' On a voyage to Canton, went hard aground on High Island at the mouth of the Canton river. Refloated after partial discharge of the for'd holds.

'''January 5th. 1942.''' Sunk by gunfire by the Japanese submarine "I-156", appoximately 100 miles southeast of Tjilatjap Java. Position 09.12 S. 111.10 E.  The Japanese submarine machine gunned and rammed the lifeboats, when in the water, which contained the survivors. Out of the 96 crew and 40 military personnel, only 35 survived to be rescued. Francis Nettleton Booth who was the Master of the vessel was among those rescued. He was injured and transferred to a hospital in Colombo.

Service
Built for the China coast - Bangkok service.