Kanchow
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Sister ship of the Huichow
| Kanchow | |
|---|---|
| ID /IMO No. 1120621. | |
| |
| Type | Cargo/passenger |
| Gross Registered Tonnage | 1,993 grt. 1,217 nett. |
| Builder | Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co.Ltd. CB. Yard No. 397. |
| Delivery date | Oct 20th. 1905 |
| Hull | Steel,clincher construction. |
| Decks | 1 |
| Length | 267.0 ft. F'c'sle 34.0 ft. Bridge 81 ft. |
| Width | 40.0 ft. |
| Depth | 22.5 ft. |
| Passengers | Deck. |
| Engine Builder | Scotts S.& E. Co.Ltd. |
| Engine Type | Steam, triple expansion. |
| Engine cylinders | 3:- 20 ins.dia. 33.5 ins.dia. 56 ins.dia. |
| Engine stroke | 3.25 ft. |
| Engine Power | 268 nhp. 1,450 ihp. |
| Propulsion mode | Single screw. |
| Speed | 11 kts. |
| Rigged | Schooner. |
| Displacement | 4,100 tons. |
| Deadweight | 2,710 tons. |
| Bale capacity | 123,169 cu.ft. |
| Block coefficient (Cb) | 0.745 |
| Power | Steam. |
| Condenser cooling surface | 1,813 sq.ft. |
| Steam expansion ratio | 11.23 |
| ratio_of_air_pump_capacity_to_lp_cylinder_volume | 17.4 |
| Boiler | 1, circulating (scotch) |
| Boiler pressure | 190 psi. |
| Boiler dimensions (total) | 16.58 ft. high, 12.5 ft. long. |
| Heating Surface (total) | 3,838 sq.ft. |
| Grate Area (total) | 90 sq.ft. |
| Steam space volume | 600 cu.ft. |
| Fuel | Coal. |
| Furnace | 4 |
| Furnace dimensions | 3'9" dia. 8'8.5" long |
| Draught | Forced. |
| Propeller | Right hand, 14.25 ft. dia., 14.0 ft pitch. |
| Propeller blades | 4 |
| Propeller formation | Solid. |
| Propeller material | Cast iron |
| Built classification society | B.O.T. |
| Keel laid | May 17th. 1905. |
| Launched | Sept 28th. 1905. |
| Launched by | Master Watt. Son of R.D.Watt. |
| Original owner | China Navigation Co. |
Contents
History
Oct 20th. 1905. Delivered as "Kanchow" to China Navigation Co.
Dec 25th.1941. Scuttled at Hong Kong.
Dec 1943. Raised and recommisined by the Japanese. Renamed "Gyoshin Maru".
Aug.1945. Surrendered as the "Kanshu Maru" owned by Toa Kaiun K.K.
Oct 1945. Damaged when she hit a mine, beached off Hakata Bay.
1946. Assumed broken up.
Service
Built for the China coast trade.
