Kaying
Sister ship of the Kalgan II
| Kaying | |
|---|---|
| ID /IMO No. 1152086. | |
| |
| Type | Cargo/passenger. |
| Gross Registered Tonnage | 2,626 grt. 1,572 nett. |
| Builder | Taikoo D.& E. Co. Yard No. 190. |
| Delivery date | 1922. |
| Hull | Steel, clincher construction. |
| Decks | 2 |
| Length | 310.0 ft. F'c'sle 43.0 ft. Bridge & Poop 188.0 ft. |
| Width | 44.0 ft. |
| Depth | 21.0 ft. |
| Passengers | 1st. class 8, tween deck 18. |
| Engine Builder | Taikoo D.& E. Co. |
| Engine Type | Brown Curtis steam turbine, & double reduction gear boxes. |
| Engine cylinders | 2, High & Low pressure with astern turbines. |
| Engine Power | Total 1,600 shaft hp. |
| Propulsion mode | Twin screw. |
| Speed | 11.5 kts. |
| Rigged | Schooner. |
| Displacement | 5,165 tons. |
| Deadweight | 3,150 tons. |
| Bale capacity | 163,520 cu.ft. |
| Block coefficient (Cb) | 0.736 |
| Power | Steam. |
| Condenser cooling surface | 1,600 sq.ft. |
| Boiler | main, cylindrical (scotch), with N.E.M. superheaters. |
| Boiler pressure | 200 psi. 570 degrees Fahr. |
| Boiler dimensions (total) | 17.75 ft.dia. 12.75 ft. long. |
| Heating Surface (total) | 4,250 sq.ft. |
| Grate Area (total) | 82.5 sq.ft. |
| Fuel | Coal. |
| Furnace | 4 |
| Furnace dimensions | 3'9' dia. |
| Draught | Forced. |
| Generator | 1, steam recip. |
| Generator power | 16 Kw. |
| Generator voltage | 110 DC |
| Propeller | Right hand, 13.75 ft.dia. 13.0 ft. pitch |
| Propeller blades | 4 |
| Propeller formation | Solid. |
| Propeller material | Bronze. |
| Built classification society | B.O.T. |
| Original owner | China Navigation Co. |
| Notes | |
| Auxiliary boiler, Cochran verticle, 7.5 ft.dia. 16.25 ft. high. Working press. 100 psi. heating surface 730 sq.ft. Grate area 31.5 sq.ft.
Emergency generator 3 Kw. | |
Contents
History
April 14th. 1923. Blown ashore on to rocks at Swatow during a typhoon. Refloated and taken to Taikoo dockyard for repair.
June 1942. The Kaying was employed by the Admiralty in Siamese waters as a wireless station.
March 18th. 1943. At 08.34 hrs. during a voyage while in ballast, departing Benghazi on March 9th. to Tripoli, Libya / Alexandria, the "Kaying" was torpedoed by the German submarine U 593, commanded by Gerd Keibling, 120 miles south of Cape Matapan, near Derna, Cyrenaica, position 32.59N, 22.21E. The Kaying was badly damaged and foundered the next day in heavy weather. Seven crew members and two gunners were lost. The Master Reginald Harvey Fairley, 68 crew members and four gunners were rescued and landed in Alexandria.
The same spread of torpedoes also sank the "Dafila" (British & Continental), 21 crew members died, and 3 were wounded.
Service
Built for the China coast - Bangkok service.
