SS Willem III
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SS Willem III was the lead ship of the Willem III class, and the first ship of the Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland (SMN). She was burnt on her maiden trip. Later the wreck was repaired and sailed as Quang Se, Glenorchy and Pina.
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SS Willem III in Nieuwe Diep (Den Helder) | |
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Netherlands | |
Name | SS Willem III |
Owner | Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland |
Ordered | May 1870[1] |
Cost | 900,000 guilders[1] |
Yard number | 132[1] |
Laid down | 1870 |
Launched | 8 March 1871[1] |
Out of service | 19 May 1871 |
Renamed | 1872 Ravensbourne (temporary) |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Quang Se |
Owner | Wm. Houston, J.A. Steel |
Acquired | 1873 |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Glenorchy (at first Quang Se) |
Owner | Glen Line |
Acquired | 1875 |
Renamed | Glenorchy, 1877 |
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Italy | |
Name | Pina |
Owner | G.H. Lavarello |
Acquired | January 1898 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, July 1903[1] |
General characteristics | |
Type | Passenger liner[1] |
Tonnage | 2,600 GRT[1] |
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Length | 320 ft 0 in (97.5 m)[1] |
Beam | 39 ft 0 in (11.9 m)[1] |
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Installed power | 1,600 ihp (1,200 kW)[1] |
Propulsion | Single screw |
Sail plan | 3-masted barque |
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Complement | 90 |
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