Chingtu

Sister ship of Changsha I, Taiyuan I and Tsinan I

History
'''Sept 26th. 1886. Delivered to China Navigation Co. as Chingtu. Refer to James Edward Williams, Master of the Chingtu'''.

July 1909. Withdrawn from the Australian service due to poor results and reduction of the ships to two on a monthly rotation. Sold to Ping An S.S.Co. of Shanghai. (Wallen & Co. managers). Renamed Chingtuan

1910. Sold to J.Christensen. Bergen. Based in the Far East. Renamed Chingtufu.

Sept. 1914. Sold to the Russian Volunteer Fleet Association, St.Petersburg. registered in Vladivostok. Renamed Yana.

Dec 2nd.1920. Reported to have been towed into Hakoddate with a damaged rudder.

1922. Sold to Hasegawa Tozaburo, Hakodate. Renamed Toyokuni Maru.

'''April 22nd. 1929.''' Wrecked on Cape Erino, near Hakodate in a fog.

Service
Built for the Australian service.

Events / Stories
Refer to the Changsha I for a description of this class.

Chingtu and the boxer Rebellion 1901.

The Chingtu was employed as a troopship (No 106) in 1901 to bring back the Australian Naval contingent back from Tientsin to Sydney via Hong Kong. On arrival in Sydney the ship was placed in quarantine as one of the Australians was found to have cholera. Prior to the end of the quarantine period a total of seven cases developed, including the 3rd. Officer of the Chingtu. One of the cases proved fatal.