Shasi I

Shasi I
ID /IMO No. 1098984.
Type	Cargo/passenger.
Gross Registered Tonnage	1,011
Builder	Scott & Co. CD. Yard No. 293.
Delivery date	Sept.23rd. 1891
Hull	Steel, clincher construction.
Decks	2
Length	186.0 ft.
Width	35.0 ft.
Depth	9.83 ft.
Engine Builder	Greenock Foundry &Co.
Engine Type	Steam, 2 x triple expansion.
Engine cylinders	10.25 ins. dia. 16 ins. dia. 25 ins. dia.
Engine stroke	1.5 ft.
Engine Power	Total, 90 nhp. 600 ihp.
Propulsion mode	Twin screw.
Speed	12 kts.
Rigged	Sloop.
Displacement	890 tons.
Deadweight	512 tons.
Bale capacity	56,072 cu.ft.
Block coefficient (Cb)	0.61
Power	Steam.
Condenser cooling surface	780 sq.ft.
Steam expansion ratio	9.5
Boiler	1, circulating.
Boiler pressure	160 psi.
Boiler dimensions (total)	12.25 ft. high, 9.58 ft. long.
Heating Surface (total)	1,208 sq.ft.
Grate Area (total)	52.3 sq.ft.
Steam space volume	260 cu.ft.
Fuel	Coal.
Furnace	3
Furnace dimensions	3'3" dia. 6'8' long.
Draught	Natural.
Propeller	Both right and left hand, 6.0 ft. dia. 8.o ft. pitch.
Propeller blades	3
Propeller formation	Solid.
Propeller material	Cast iron.
Launched	Sept 3rd. 1891.
Original owner	China Navigation Co.
Delivered to owner	Sept 23 rd. 1891.

History

1910. Sold to Tah Deh Company, renamed "Ta Ngan".

1927. New owners the Tat Ta S.S.Co. Renamed "Ta Te".

December 13th. 1931. Destroyed by an explosion and fire, 40 nautical miles up the Yangtse river while en route to Yangchow.

Service

Built for service on the Yangtse River, the Shasi being CNCo's first vessel to reach Ichang in 1891.

1905. The Shasi pioneered the service on the Poyang Lake, however this service was not viable for this size of ship, and it was reduced to a tug service by 1909.

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