Woosung I
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Sister ship of Whampoa, Changchow I and Taiwan I.
| Woosung I | |
|---|---|
| ID /IMO No. 1086994. | |
| Type | Cargo/passengr |
| Gross Registered Tonnage | 1,734 grt. 1,109 nett. |
| Builder | Scott & Co. CD. Yard No.220. |
| Delivery date | Nov 8th.1882 |
| Hull | Steel, clincher constuction. |
| Decks | 1 |
| Length | 270.0 ft. |
| Width | 34.0 ft. |
| Depth | 24.75 ft. |
| Passengers | Deck. |
| Engine Builder | Greenock Foundry Co. |
| Engine Type | Steam, compound inverted. |
| Engine cylinders | 30 ins.dia. 60 ins.dia. |
| Engine stroke | 3.5 ft. |
| Engine Power | 185 nhp. 833 ihp. |
| Propulsion mode | Single screw. |
| Speed | 10 kts. |
| Rigged | Schooner. |
| Displacement | 3,720 tons. |
| Deadweight | 2,640 tons |
| Bale capacity | 118,364 cu.ft. |
| Block coefficient (Cb) | 0.72 |
| Power | Steam |
| Condenser cooling surface | 1,800 sq.ft. |
| Steam expansion ratio | 5.44 |
| ratio_of_air_pump_capacity_to_lp_cylinder_volume | 17.1 |
| ratio_of_sw_circulating_pump_capacity_to_lp_cylinder_volume | 18 |
| Boiler | 2, oval type. |
| Boiler pressure | 75 psi. |
| Boiler dimensions (total) | 15.27 ft.H x 11.58 ft.W x 10.08 ft.L |
| Heating Surface (total) | 2.977 sq.ft. |
| Grate Area (total) | 107.2 sq.ft. |
| Steam space volume | 809 cu.ft. |
| Fuel | Coal |
| Furnace | 3 per boiler. |
| Furnace dimensions | 3'3".dia. x 6'11" long. |
| Draught | Natural. |
| Propeller | Right hand,14.5 ft.dia. 17.0ft pitch. |
| Propeller blades | 4 |
| Propeller formation | Solid. |
| Propeller material | Cast iron. |
| Keel laid | Feb.16th. 1882 |
| Launched | Sept 19th. 1882 |
| Launched by | Miss Hill. |
| Original owner | China Navigation Co. |
| Delivered to owner | Nov 8th. 1882 |
Contents
History
1882 - 1883. Coast Boats Ownery.
1905. Sold to Diederichsen, Jebson & Co. of Hamburg. A company trading in the Far East out of German treaty ports. The ship remained in the Far East. Renamed "Eutin"
1910. Sold to Pak Hoi S.S.Co. Chefoo. Renamed "Chei An".
1913. Sold to S.Tanaka, Dairen. Renamed "Chian Maru"
1921. Became "Sainan Maru" of the Shosho Kisen Goshi Co. of Nishonomiya. Renamed "Saian Maru".
1923. Posted missing when on a voyage from Japanese ports to Keelung.
Service
Built for the China Coast Service.
!883 - 1886. Initially operated between Hong Kong and Australia.
