SS Taiping (1926)
Taiping was a 4,324 tons steam ship built by Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company, Hong Kong in 1926 for the Australian Oriental Line.[2]
 Taiping in 1940. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Taiping |
| Owner: | Australian Oriental Line |
| Builder: | Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company, Hong Kong |
| Launched: | 1926 |
| Fate: | Broken up in 1961. |
| General characteristics | |
| Length: | 352.3 ft (107.4 m)[1] |
| Beam: | 48.2 ft (14.7 m) |
| Draught: | 23.7 ft (7.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Triple expansion engine |
| Speed: | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
Operational history
Taiping was requisitioned by the Royal Navy as a Victualling Stores Issuing Ship in 1941. She was returned to her owners in 1947.
Fate
Taiping was broken up at Hong Kong in October 1961.
Notes
- "Lloyd's Register 1942-43" (PDF). plimsollshipdata. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- "Australian Orient Line". Flotilla Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
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