Kalgan I

Sister ship to "Hunan I"

Kalgan I
ID /IMO No. 1104846.
Type	Cargo/passenger
Gross Registered Tonnage	1,885 tons.
Builder	Scott & Co. Yard No. 325.
Delivery date	Mar 9th 1895.
Hull	Steel.
Decks	2.
Length	260.0 ft. F'cs'le 29.0 ft. Bridge 56.0 ft. Poop 8.0 ft.
Width	38.0 ft.
Depth	18.0 ft.
Passengers	Deck.
Engine Builder	Greenock Foundry Co.
Engine Type	Steam, triple expansion.
Engine cylinders	3, 20 ins. dia. 32 ins. dia. 52 ins. dia.
Engine stroke	3.25 ft.
Engine Power	250 nhp. 1100 ihp.
Propulsion mode	Single screw.
Speed	12 kts.
Rigged	Schooner.
Displacement	3,953 tons.
Deadweight	2,693 tons.
Bale capacity	123,650 cu.ft.
Block coefficient (Cb)	0.78
Power	Steam.
Condenser cooling surface	1,750 sq.ft.
Steam expansion ratio	11.0
ratio_of_air_pump_capacity_to_lp_cylinder_volume	17.6
ratio_of_sw_circulating_pump_capacity_to_lp_cylinder_volume	17.3
Boiler	2, cylindrical (scotch)
Boiler pressure	180 psi.
Boiler dimensions (total)	14.5 ft high, 10.25 ft long.
Heating Surface (total)	3,362 sq.ft.
Grate Area (total)	126 sq.ft.
Steam space volume	886 cu.ft.
Fuel	Coal.
Furnace	3 per boiler.
Furnace dimensions	3'6" dia. 7'0" long.
Draught	Natural.
Generator voltage	110 volts D.C.
Propeller	Right hand,14.0 ft. dia. 15.33 ft. pitch.
Propeller blades	4
Launched	Feb 12th.1895.
Original owner	China Navigation Co.
Delivered to owner	Mar 9th 1895.

History

March 6th. 1918. While in ballast the vessel was torpedoed and sunk by UB-53, (Robert Springer in command) in the Mediteranean, 33 miles SW.2 / W.1 off Jaffa,- now Tel Aviv. One person lost.

Service

Built for the China coast trade, a beancaker, refer to "Sungkiang"

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