Shaoshing
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The "Shaoshing" and sister ahip "Yochow I" are similar to the "Changchow II" but slightly larger.
| Shaoshing | |
|---|---|
| ID /IMO No. 1114757. | |
| |
| Type | Cargo/passenger |
| Gross Registered Tonnage | 2,123 grt. 1,307 net. |
| Builder | Scott & Co. CD. Yard No. 374. |
| Delivery date | Sept.18th. 1901. |
| Hull | Steel, clincher construction. |
| Decks | 2. |
| Length | 290.0 ft. F'cs'le 32.0 ft. bridge 78.0 ft |
| Width | 40.0 ft. |
| Depth | 21.5 ft. |
| Passengers | Deck. |
| Engine Builder | Greenock Foundry Co. |
| Engine Type | Steam, triple expansion. |
| Engine cylinders | 13.5 ins.dia. 22 ins.dia. 36.5 ins.dia. |
| Engine stroke | 2.5 ft. |
| Engine Power | Total, 280 nhp. 1,500 ihp. |
| Propulsion mode | Twin screw. |
| Speed | 11 kts. |
| Rigged | Schooner. |
| Displacement | 4,380 tons. |
| Deadweight | 2,898 tons. |
| Bale capacity | 135,990 cu.ft. |
| Block coefficient (Cb) | 0.769 |
| Power | Steam. |
| Condenser cooling surface | 1,900 sq. ft. |
| Steam expansion ratio | 11.25 |
| ratio_of_air_pump_capacity_to_lp_cylinder_volume | 18.5 |
| ratio_of_sw_circulating_pump_capacity_to_lp_cylinder_volume | 18.9 |
| Boiler | 2, cylindrical (scotch) |
| Boiler pressure | 190 psi. |
| Boiler dimensions (total) | 14.75 ft. high, 10.5 ft. long. |
| Heating Surface (total) | 3,750 sq. ft. |
| Grate Area (total) | 120sq.ft. |
| Steam space volume | 876 cu.ft. |
| Fuel | Coal. |
| Furnace | 3 per boiler. |
| Furnace dimensions | 3'6" dia. 7'2" long. |
| Draught | Natural. |
| Propeller | Both left & right hand, 10.25 ft\. dia. 10.25 ft. pitch. |
| Propeller blades | 4 per propeller. |
| Propeller formation | Solid. |
| Propeller material | cast iron |
| Launched | Aug 20th. 1901. |
| Original owner | China Navigation Co. |
| Delivered to owner | Sept 18th. 1901 |
Contents
History
July 7th. 1917. On a voyage from Swatow to Weihaiwei, via Shanghai, she struck the Ariadne Rock near the Tungsha lightship, beached on a mud flat and slowly sank, abandoned as uneconomical to salvage.
Service
Built for the China coast trade.
