Compania de Filipinas
Cargo steamship that took part in the Philippine–American War and was sunk in WW2 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Compañía de Filipinas was a cargo steamship that was built in Scotland in 1890 for the Compañía General de Tabacos de Filipinas (CGTF). In the Philippine–American War the Navy of the First Philippine Republic armed her as its flagship and renamed her Filipinas. After that war she reverted to her original name and commercial service. In the Second World War, Japanese forces captured her and renamed her Hoei Maru. She was sunk in July 1945, shortly before the end of the war.
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Name |
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Owner | Cía Gen de Tabacos de Filipinas |
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Port of registry | Manila |
Builder | Lobnitz & Co, Renfrew |
Launched | 1 July 1890 |
Completed | 1890 |
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Fate | sunk by aerial mine, July 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Type | cargo ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 54.9 m (180.0 ft) |
Beam | 9.1 m (29.9 ft) |
Depth | 3.7 m (12.0 ft) |
Installed power | 88 NHP |
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