KWANG TUNG
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
DateOctober 1877
Object NameSCREW STEAMER
MediumIRON
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 220' 3" x breadth 31' 3" x depth 14' 2"
Gross Tonnage: 1055 ton
Gross Tonnage: 1055 ton
Object numberABDSHIP001851
Keywords
Yard Number: 208
Official Number: 77441
Fate: wrecked in the Min river, Fujian province, China, December 1884.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Screw steamer, iron, 2 decks (1 and an awning deck), 2 masts, schooner rigged, round stern, clencher built.
(Source: Aberdeen Register of Shipping (Aberdeen City Archives))
Owners:
1877-84: J. S. Lapraik, registered at Aberdeen
1884: Douglas Steamship Company, S.S. H. Kong No. 1-82.
Masters:
1878-82: Master G. Westoby
1883-84: Master Young
General History:
11/12/1884:
STEAMER WRECKED telegram from Foochow [Fuzhou] says: The British steamer Kwangtung bound from Foo-chowfoo for Hong Kong been wrecked on the Min River. Passengers crew and mails were saved.
(North Star (Darlington))
Engine: Machinery by Hall, Russell, 2 cylinder compound surface condensing, direct acting inverted engine, cylinder diameter 35“ and 60¼”, length of stroke 36”, boiler pressure 73lb., 160 h.p.
