Name: | CHANGKIANG |
Type: | Train Ferry |
Launched: | 12/10/1932 |
Completed: | 02/1933 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 1422 |
Dimensions: | 2862grt, 1347nrt, 360.6 x 56.2 x 15.5ft |
Engines: | 2 x T3cyl (13, 21 & 34 x 21ins), 246nhp |
Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Propulsion: | 2 x Screws |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
02/1933 | Republic of China (Ministry of Railways) |
No later history known | |
Comments: | 1933: Built at a cost of £70,000 for service between Nanking & Pukow |
To carry 3 x engines & 21 x wagons on 3 x rail tracks each 300ft long | |
1959: Deleted from Lloyd's Register but believed lost 1939-1945 war |
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Shields Daily News, Thursday, 13/10/1932