Tug "Tai Koo" II
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| "Tai Koo" II | |
|---|---|
| I.D. No. 1159470 | |
| Type | Ocean-going Salvage vessel. |
| Gross Registered Tonnage | 688 tons |
| Builder | Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Co. Yard No. 271. |
| Delivery date | 1937. |
| Hull | Steel. |
| Decks | 1 |
| Length | 156 ft. |
| Width | 35 ft. |
| Engine Builder | Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Co. |
| Engine Supplier | Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Co. |
| Engine Type | Steam, 2 x triple epxansion. |
| Engine cylinders | Per engine, 14 ins. dia. 22.75 ins. dia. 37 ins. dia. |
| Engine stroke | 27 ins. |
| Engine Power | Total 1,250 ihp. |
| Engine RPM | 120 rpm. |
| Propulsion mode | Twin screw. |
| Power | Steam. |
| Aspiration | Forced. |
| Boiler | 2, cylindrical (Scotch) |
| Boiler pressure | 200 psi. |
| Fuel | Coal. |
| Generator | Sulzer, 2RKWN21. |
| Generator power | 90 bhp @ 500 rpm. |
| Propeller | 2, one left hand & one right hand. |
| Propeller blades | 4 per propeller. |
| Propeller formation | Solid |
| Propeller material | Bronze. |
| Original owner | Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Co. |
| Delivered to owner | 1937 |
Contents
History
1937. Built by Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Co, for themselves as an Ocean-going Salvage vessel.
Interesting feature of the engines was that there were separate steam and exhaust piston valves on the L.P. cylinder operated by one set of valve gear through a crosshead, and the arrangement of the direct acting steam-hydraulic reverse gear, designed to set the valve gear to any required H.P. cut-off, chosen from the graduated index plate at the control lever.
Sept 12th.1941. While carrying out salvage operations for the U.K. government at the Red Sea port of Massawa, was lost when it struck a mine. Position 16.45 N / 40.05 E
