SS Shuntien (1934)
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SS Shuntien was a 3,059 GRT[1] coastal[7] passenger and cargo liner of the British-owned The China Navigation Company Ltd (CNC). She was built in Hong Kong in 1934 and sunk by enemy action in the Mediterranean Sea with great loss of life in 1941. A Royal Navy corvette rescued most of Shuntien's survivors, but a few hours later the corvette too was sunk and no-one survived.
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SS Shuntien in civilian service, 1934–41 The icebreaker shape of her bow is clearly visible | |
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Hong Kong | |
Name | Shuntien |
Namesake | Shuntian, a Ming Dynasty name for Beijing |
Owner | China Navigation Co, Ltd[1][2] |
Operator | John Swire & Sons, Ltd |
Port of registry | London[1] |
Route | Shanghai – Tianjin coastal service[3] |
Builder | Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Co[1][4] |
Yard number | 264[5] |
Completed | 1934[1] |
In service | 1934 |
Out of service | 23 December 1941[6] |
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Fate | Sunk by torpedo[5][6] |
General characteristics | |
Type | Passenger and cargo liner[3] |
Tonnage | |
Length | 303.7 ft (92.6 m)[1] |
Beam | 46.1 ft (14.1 m)[1] |
Depth | 23.1 ft (7.0 m)[1] |
Installed power | 3,400 shp[5] |
Propulsion | Twin steam turbines;[1][4] single reduction geared to drive a single screw[4] |
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Crew | |
Sensors and processing systems | direction finding[1] |
Armament |
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Notes | sister ship: Shengking[3] |
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