SS Vadala
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SS Vadala was a cargo steamship that was launched in Scotland in 1890, renamed Kenkon Maru No. 12 in 1913, and sank as the result of a collision in 1928. She was built for the British India Steam Navigation Company (BI). In 1895 she took Indian indentured labourers to Fiji. In 1899 was a troop ship in the Second Boer War. From 1913 she was in Japanese ownership.
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Owner |
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Operator | 1913: Inui Shinbei |
Port of registry | |
Route | 1900: Calcutta – Hong Kong |
Builder | Wm Denny & Bros, Dumbarton |
Cost | £59,600 |
Yard number | 440 |
Launched | 4 August 1890 |
Completed | 13 September 1890 |
Maiden voyage | 16 September 1890 |
Identification |
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Fate | sank after collision, 1928 |
General characteristics | |
Type | cargo ship |
Tonnage | 3,334 GRT, 2,164 NRT, 4,993 DWT |
Length | 340.0 ft (103.6 m) |
Beam | 43.1 ft (13.1 m) |
Depth | 26.0 ft (7.9 m) |
Decks | 3 |
Installed power | 315 NHP, 1,800 ihp |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
Capacity |
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Crew | 54 |
Notes | sister ship: Virawa |
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