Chingtu
Sister ship of Changsha I, Taiyuan I and Tsinan I
| Chingtu | |
|---|---|
| ID /IMO No. 1091957. | |
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| Chingtu at Sydney | |
| Type | Cargo/passenger. |
| Gross Registered Tonnage | 2,268 grt. 1,459 nett. |
| Builder | Scott & Co.,CD, Greenock. Yard No. 247. |
| Delivery date | 1886 |
| Hull | Steel,clincher construction. |
| Decks | 2 |
| Length | 320.0 ft. F'c'sle 43.0 ft. Bridge 102.0 ft. Poop 46.0 ft. |
| Width | 38.0 ft. |
| Depth | 25.0 ft. |
| Forecastle | 43.0 ft. |
| Bridge | 102.0 ft. |
| Passengers | 1st.class 15, 2nd.class 12, 3rd.class 28. Plus 150 deck in Chinese waters. |
| Engine Builder | Greenock Foundry Co. |
| Engine Type | Steam,Triple expansion. |
| Engine cylinders | 3, 25"dia. 40" dia. 62" dia. |
| Engine stroke | 4.0ft. |
| Engine Power | 400 nhp. 1,600 ihp. |
| Engine RPM | 70 |
| Propulsion mode | Single Screw. |
| Speed | 12 kts. |
| Rigged | Schooner. |
| Displacement | 4,436 tons. |
| Deadweight | 2,683 tons. |
| Bale capacity | 126,930 cu.ft. |
| Block coefficient (Cb) | 0.638 |
| Power | Steam |
| Condenser cooling surface | 3,000 sq.ft. |
| Steam expansion ratio | 10.0 |
| ratio_of_air_pump_capacity_to_lp_cylinder_volume | 15.0 |
| ratio_of_sw_circulating_pump_capacity_to_lp_cylinder_volume | 15.8 |
| Boiler | 2, cylindrical double ended (Scotch). |
| Boiler pressure | 150 psi. |
| Boiler dimensions (total) | 12.5 ft.dia. x 16.0 ft. long. |
| Heating Surface (total) | 4,602 sq.ft. |
| Grate Area (total) | 157.4 sq.ft. |
| Steam space volume | 1,094 cu.ft. |
| Fuel | Coal |
| Furnace | 6 per boiler. |
| Furnace dimensions | 2'11" dia. x 6'6" long. |
| Draught | Natural |
| Generator voltage | 110v.dc. |
| Propeller | Right hand, 16.5 ft. dia. 18.5 ft. pitch. |
| Propeller blades | 4 |
| Propeller formation | Solid. |
| Propeller material | Cast iron. |
| Launched | Aug.19th. 1886. |
| Launched by | Miss Scott, daughter of builder. |
| Original owner | China Navigation Co. |
| Delivered to owner | Sept 29th. 1886. |
Contents
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 Withdrawn from the Australian service due to poor results and reduction of the ships to two on a monthly rotation.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.
