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INKOSI

Shipbuildervessel built by Hall, Russell & Company, Limited (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)

Date1902

Object NamePASSENGER AND CARGO VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 350' 2" x breadth 43' 3" x depth 20'
Gross Reg. Tonnage 3576 tons

Object numberABDSHIP002036

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 361.
Official Number: 115582

Fate: On 28 March 1918 INKOSI was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U96 ten miles south west of Burrow Head, Luce Bay with the loss of three lives. It was on a voyage from Liverpool to Pernambuco with general cargo and coal.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Steel screw steamer, 1 deck and a spar deck, forecastle 35', bridge deck, 135', quarter deck 46'

Owners:
1902: John Thompson Rennie & Son.
1911: Charente SS Co.Ltd (T & J Harrison, managers), Liverpool.

Masters
1904-06: Master J. G. H. Flight
1907: Master F. Baker.

Notes:
In 1905 INKOSI was the first vessel fitted with wireless telegraphy on the South African run.
Triple expansion engines by Hall, Russell, with cylinder diameters of 26", 47", and 70", length of stroke 48". Boiler pressure 180 lb., producing 483 NHP.