Chungking IV
The first of a class of eight ships.The other vessels being "Chengtu II", "Chekiang II", "Chefoo II", "Kwangtung II", "Kweichow I", "Kwangsi I", and "Kweilin II"
| Chungking IV | |
|---|---|
| ID /IMO No. 5072412. | |
| |
| Type | Cargo. |
| Gross Registered Tonnage | 5,832 grt. 3214 nett. |
| Builder | Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Co., Hong Kong |
| Delivery date | May 1955. |
| Hull | Steel,clincher construction. |
| Decks | 2. |
| Length | 422 ft. F'c'sle 36 ft. Poop 32 ft. |
| Width | 56 ft. |
| Depth | 33.5 ft. |
| Engine Builder | Taikoo D.& E.Co. |
| Engine Type | Taikoo Doxford, 2 stroke, single acting,opposed piston, direct reversing. 67LBD4. |
| Engine cylinders | 4. |
| Engine Power | 4,450 bhp. |
| Propulsion mode | Single Screw |
| Speed | 14.5 kts. |
| Bale capacity | 345,601 cu.ft. |
| Power | Diesel. |
| Aspiration | natural. |
| Boiler | Composite, exhaust gas/fuel oil. |
| Fuel | Diesel/Heavy Fuel Oil. |
| Propeller | Right hand. |
| Propeller blades | 4 |
| Propeller formation | Solid. |
| Propeller material | Bronze. |
| Original owner | China Navigation Co. |
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History
May 1955. Delivered to CNCo., with John Swire & Sons, London, as managers. Note only one of the boats was a lifeboat, the other a "pleasure craft" .
Aug 1968. Sold to Fortune Wind Maritime Ltd. Hong Kong. Renamed "Fortune Glory".
1970. Sold to Eastern Glory Enterprises Co. Ltd. (Phoenix Enterprises Co.Ltd.) Hong Kong.
1971. Sold to Hongkong South Seas Shipping Co.Ltd. (Guan Guan Shipping Co. Pte. Ltd.) Reanamed "Kim Seng"
Aug 17th. 1971. Blown Ashore in Hong Kong by typhoon Rose. Refloated on Aug.28th. Registry transferred to Mogadishu, Somalia.
1977. Sold to the Vietnam Ocean Shipping Co., Haiphong. Renamed "Song Gianh".
1980. Transfered to the Vietnam Coastal Shipping Co.
1992 No longer registered.
