KOON SHING
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Date31 August 1905
Object NamePASSENGER AND CARGO VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 265' x breadth 40' 2" x depth 21' 1"
gross tonnage: 2130 ton
gross tonnage: 2130 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002072
Keywords
Yard Number: 391.
Official Number: 120610
Fate: wrecked at Wei Hai Wei 1 November 1922, while on voyage from Shanghai to Tientsiin with general cargo
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Steel screw steamer, 2 decks, forecastle 33', bridge deck 102', quarterdeck 72'.
Owners:
1905: Indo-China Steam Navigation Company Ltd, London, registered at London.
Master:
1905-09: Master F. Y. Anderson
1910: Master J. M. Wright.
Notes:
In June 1919 this vessel broke its tail shaft off the NE promontory at Shanghai.
The engine was built by Hall, Russell & Co. and was a triple expansion engine with 4 cylinders of 21½", 34½" and 2 x 40" diameters, 39" stroke, 200 NHP.
