Kalgan I
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Sister ship to "Hunan I"
| Kalgan I | |
|---|---|
| ID /IMO No. 1104846. | |
| Type | Cargo/passenger |
| Gross Registered Tonnage | 1,885 tons. |
| Builder | Scott & Co. Yard No. 325. |
| Delivery date | Mar 9th 1895. |
| Hull | Steel. |
| Decks | 2. |
| Length | 260.0 ft. F'cs'le 29.0 ft. Bridge 56.0 ft. Poop 8.0 ft. |
| Width | 38.0 ft. |
| Depth | 18.0 ft. |
| Passengers | Deck. |
| Engine Builder | Greenock Foundry Co. |
| Engine Type | Steam, triple expansion. |
| Engine cylinders | 3, 20 ins. dia. 32 ins. dia. 52 ins. dia. |
| Engine stroke | 3.25 ft. |
| Engine Power | 250 nhp. 1100 ihp. |
| Propulsion mode | Single screw. |
| Speed | 12 kts. |
| Rigged | Schooner. |
| Displacement | 3,953 tons. |
| Deadweight | 2,693 tons. |
| Bale capacity | 123,650 cu.ft. |
| Block coefficient (Cb) | 0.78 |
| Power | Steam. |
| Condenser cooling surface | 1,750 sq.ft. |
| Steam expansion ratio | 11.0 |
| ratio_of_air_pump_capacity_to_lp_cylinder_volume | 17.6 |
| ratio_of_sw_circulating_pump_capacity_to_lp_cylinder_volume | 17.3 |
| Boiler | 2, cylindrical (scotch) |
| Boiler pressure | 180 psi. |
| Boiler dimensions (total) | 14.5 ft high, 10.25 ft long. |
| Heating Surface (total) | 3,362 sq.ft. |
| Grate Area (total) | 126 sq.ft. |
| Steam space volume | 886 cu.ft. |
| Fuel | Coal. |
| Furnace | 3 per boiler. |
| Furnace dimensions | 3'6" dia. 7'0" long. |
| Draught | Natural. |
| Generator voltage | 110 volts D.C. |
| Propeller | Right hand,14.0 ft. dia. 15.33 ft. pitch. |
| Propeller blades | 4 |
| Launched | Feb 12th.1895. |
| Original owner | China Navigation Co. |
| Delivered to owner | Mar 9th 1895. |
Contents
History
March 6th. 1918. While in ballast the vessel was torpedoed and sunk by UB-53, (Robert Springer in command) in the Mediteranean, 33 miles SW.2 / W.1 off Jaffa,- now Tel Aviv. One person lost.
Service
Built for the China coast trade, a beancaker, refer to "Sungkiang"
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