Wuchang I
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Sister ship of Chungking I
| Wuchang I | |
|---|---|
| ID /IMO No. 1085188. | |
| Type | Cargo/Passenger |
| Gross Registered Tonnage | 1,258 grt, 793 nett. |
| Builder | Scott & Co.CD. Yard No.218. |
| Delivery date | Aug 18th 1882. |
| Hull | Steel, Clincher construction. |
| Decks | 2, |
| Length | 243.0 ft. |
| Width | 32.0 ft. |
| Depth | 21.0 ft. |
| Passengers | Deck. |
| Engine Builder | Greenock Foundry Co. |
| Engine Type | Steam, compound, inverted. |
| Engine cylinders | 25 ins. dia. 50 ins. dia. |
| Engine stroke | 2.5 ft. |
| Engine Power | Total:- 1,154 ihp. 240 nhp. |
| Engine RPM | 88 |
| Propulsion mode | Twin Screw |
| Speed | 12 kts. |
| Rigged | Schooner |
| Displacement | 2,580 tons |
| Deadweight | 1,655 tons |
| Bale capacity | 79,723 cu.ft. |
| Block coefficient (Cb) | 0.693 |
| Power | Steam |
| Condenser cooling surface | 2,432 sq.ft. |
| Steam expansion ratio | 5.4 |
| Boiler | 2, Oval type |
| Boiler pressure | 80 psi. |
| Boiler dimensions (total) | 16.58 ft. H, x 12.46 ft. W x 11.5 ft.L |
| Heating Surface (total) | 4,036 sq.ft. |
| Grate Area (total) | 126 sq.ft. |
| Steam space volume | 1,098 cu.ft. |
| Fuel | Coal. |
| Furnace | 3 per boiler |
| Furnace dimensions | 3'6" dia. x 8'4" long |
| Draught | Natural |
| Propeller | Both R.H & L.H. 10.0 ft.dia., 15.5 ft. pitch |
| Propeller blades | 4 per propeller |
| Propeller formation | Solid. |
| Propeller material | Cast iron. |
| Keel laid | Feb 16th. 1882 |
| Launched | June 30th, 1882 |
| Launched by | Mrs. Swire. |
| Original owner | China Navigation Co. |
| Delivered to owner | Aug 18th. 1882 |
Contents
History
1882 - 1883. Coast Boats Ownery Service
1900. Taken over by the German authorities during the Boxer rebellion for troop transportation duties. This is not recorded in the Naval Reichsmarine fleet list.
1902. Returned to C.N.Co.
May 1905. Sold to C.Freiherr von Kriegelstein, Hamburg. Renamed "Cacalie".
June 27th. 1905. Became stranded near Cape Kataoka on Sakhalin Island. Refloated by Japanese and presumed scrapped.
