Name: | HAIPHONG |
Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 17/12/1885 |
Completed: | 04/04/1885 |
Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 170 |
Dimensions: | 1743grt, 1122nrt, 2210dwt, 255.3 x 35.1 x 24.4ft |
Engines: | C2cyl (31 & 62 x 42ins), 170nhp |
Engines by: | J Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Iron |
Reg Number: | 88838 |
History: | |
04/04/1885 | Douglas Steam Ship Co Ltd, Hong Kong |
28/06/1892 | Wrecked |
Comments: | 12 x 1st (Europeans), 36 x 1st (Chinese) & 330 x 3rd (Chinese) Class passengers |
Contract Price £24250, Profit £319-6s-3d | |
28/06/1892: Wrecked west of Iro-o-saki Light, Japan, when en-route from Hong Kong to Yokohama with sugar and general cargo. Loss was determined to be due to Master not using the log or the latest charts |