Kangting II

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Sister of the ship Wanlui II

Kangting II
Type cargo/pasenger.
Gross Registered Tonnage 646 grt. 357 nett.
Builder Kiangnan Dock & Engineering Co., Shanghai.
Delivery date 1924.
Hull Steel, clincher construction.
Decks 1.
Length 150 ft.
Width 26.5 ft.
Depth 6.5 ft.
Engine Builder Kiangnan Dock & Engineering Co. Shanghai.
Propulsion mode Twin screw.
Power Steam.
Boiler 2, water tube, originally constructed in 1917.
Original owner Yangtse Rapids S.S co.

History

1924. Built as the "Chi Ping" for the Yangtse Rapids S.S.Co. Shanghai. (US flag.)for the Upper Yangtse River services.

May 1935. Acquired by CNCo. renamed "Kangting" transferred to the Taikoo Chinese Navigation Co.

1942. Transfered to CNCo.

1948. Sold to the Chinese, presumed for breaking up.

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