SS Taiping (1925)

Not to be confused with Taiping (steamer).

Taiping in 1940.
History
NameTaiping
OwnerAustralian Oriental Line
BuilderHong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company, Hong Kong
Yard number619
Launched11 June 1925
FateBroken up in 1961
General characteristics
Length352.3 ft (107.4 m)[1]
Beam48.2 ft (14.7 m)
Draught23.7 ft (7.2 m)
PropulsionTriple expansion engine
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)

SS Taiping was a 4,324 ton steamship launched by Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company, Hong Kong in 1925 for the Australian Oriental Line.[2]

  • El Taiping c. 1935
    El Taiping c. 1935
  • El Taiping in 1953
    El Taiping in 1953

Notes

  1. ^ "Lloyd's Register 1942-43" (PDF). plimsollshipdata. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Australian Orient Line". Flotilla Australia. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
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