Poyang I

Sister ship of Tatung I

Poyang I
ID /IMO No. 1098976.
Type	Cargo/passenger.
Gross Registered Tonnage	2,551 grt. 1,892 nett.
Builder	Scott & Co. CD. Yard No. 292.
Delivery date	Sept 12th. 1891.
Hull	Steel.
Decks	2
Length	287.0 ft.
Width	43.0 ft.
Depth	13.08 ft.
Passengers	Deck.
Engine Builder	Greenock Foundry Co.
Engine Type	Steam, triple expansion.
Engine cylinders	14 ins.dia. 23 ins. dia. 37 ins. dia.
Engine Power	Total:- 250 nhp. 1500 ihp.
Engine RPM	90
Propulsion mode	Twin screw.
Speed	12 kts.
Rigged	Sloop.
Displacement	2,281 tons.
Deadweight	1,191 tons.
Bale capacity	134,040 cu.ft.
Block coefficient (Cb)	0.61
Power	Steam.
Condenser cooling surface	1,800 sq.ft.
Steam expansion ratio	11.16
ratio_of_air_pump_capacity_to_lp_cylinder_volume	13.6
ratio_of_sw_circulating_pump_capacity_to_lp_cylinder_volume	14
Boiler	2, cylindrical (scotch)
Boiler pressure	160 psi.
Boiler dimensions (total)	13.0 ft high x 10.0 ft. long.
Heating Surface (total)	2,960 sq.ft.
Grate Area (total)	104.5 sq. ft.
Steam space volume	620 cu. ft.
Fuel	Coal.
Furnace	3 per boiler.
Furnace dimensions	3'2" dia. x 6'10" long.
Draught	Natural.
Generator voltage	110V.dc.
Propeller	Right & left hand 9.0 ft dia. 14.5 ft pitch
Propeller blades	4 per propeller.
Propeller formation	Solid.
Propeller material	Cast iron
Launched	August 3rd. 1891.
Launched by	Mrs. T Swire.
Original owner	China Navigation Co.
Delivered to owner	September. 12th. 1891.
Scrapped	November 1934, Broken up at Shanghai.

History

August 1903 Newspaper reports that the Poyang left Shanghai for Hankow Thursday 13th August 1903. On route the captain, chief mate, chief engineer and Chinese pilot all died from Cholera. The third engineer and a supernumerary officer were taken to hospital suffering from the same disease.

Service

Built for the Yangtse river service. Employed with the sister ships Tatung I and Ngankin on the bi-weekly Shanghai to Hankow service. Refer to Tatung I

Refer to the Ngankin for passenger accommodation details.

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