Nanchang I

Sister ship of "Kweiyang I"

Nanchang I
ID /IMO No. 1098958.
Type	Cargo/passeger.
Gross Registered Tonnage	1,715 grt, 1,063 nett.
Builder	London & Glasgow Shipbuilding Co., Govan, Glasgow. Yard No.261.
Delivery date	1890.
Hull	Steel, clincher construction.
Decks	1
Length	256.3 ft. F'c'sle 29.0 ft. Bridge 68.0 ft.
Width	36.3 ft.
Depth	21.6 ft.
Engine Builder	Greenock Foundry Co.
Engine Type	Steam, 2 x triple expansion.
Engine cylinders	3, 14 ins,dia. 23 ins.dia. 37 ins.dia.
Engine stroke	2.5 ft.
Engine Power	250 nhp.
Propulsion mode	Twin screw.
Speed	11 kts.
Rigged	Schooner.
Displacement	3.390 tons.
Deadweight	2,300 tons.
Bale capacity	106,078 cu.ft.
Block coefficient (Cb)	0.718
Power	Steam
Condenser cooling surface	1,800 sq.ft.
Steam expansion ratio	11.3
ratio_of_air_pump_capacity_to_lp_cylinder_volume	13.6
ratio_of_sw_circulating_pump_capacity_to_lp_cylinder_volume	14
Boiler	2, circulating (scotch)
Boiler pressure	150 psi.
Boiler dimensions (total)	12.75 ft. high, 9.75 ft. long.
Heating Surface (total)	2,582 sq.ft.
Grate Area (total)	85.5 sq.ft.
Steam space volume	604 cu.ft.
Fuel	Coal.
Furnace	3 per boiler.
Furnace dimensions	3'2" dia.
Draught	Natural.
Generator voltage	110 volts D.C.
Propeller	Solid
Propeller blades	4 per propeller.
Propeller formation	Cast.
Propeller material	Iron.
Launched	Jan.8th. 1890.
Original owner	China Navigation Co.
Delivered to owner	Feb.1890

History

As there was no slip available the hull was contracted out, the ship was engined and fitted out by Scotts.

December 1911. Sold to K.Ishigaki, Uraga. Renamed "Hokusa Maru".

March 9th. 1914. Sunk in a collision off Shanghai.

Service

Built for the China coast trade, a beancaker, refer to "Sungkiang"

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