| Name: | LOONGMOON |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 17/04/1896 |
| Completed: | 23/05/1896 |
| Builder: | Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 317 |
| Dimensions: | 1971grt, 1245nrt, 2722dwt, 289.9 x 38.5 x 22.0ft |
| Engines: | Q4cyl (18, 26, 39 & 56 x 39ins), 196nhp |
| Engines by: | Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.6knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 23/05/1896 | Chineseische Kustenfahrt, Hamburg |
| 1901 | Hamburg America Line, Hamburg |
| 1917 | Government of USA, Seattle; renamed COOSA |
| 04/02/1924 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Built for Chinese river and coastal services |
| Contract Price £32317; Profit £2857-10s-0d | |
| Accommodation for 22 x 1st, 7 x 2nd Class & 152 x Deck passengers | |
| Built for the Canton - Hong Kong - Shanghai service | |
| 17/09/1914: Interned at Honolulu | |
| 06/04/1917: Seized by the USA Government | |
| 04/02/1924: Arrived at Baltimore for breaking up | |
| Broken up by the Union Shipbreaking Corporation |
Above photo as LOONGMOON is courtesy of Shipping Today & Yesterday
Shields Daily Gazette, Saturday, 18/04/1896