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Kaga Maru (1901) |
Builder: |
Mitsubishi Dockyard & Engineering Works Ltd. Nagasaki, Japan |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
September 27, 1899 |
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Year Built: |
1901 |
Launched: |
January 26, 1901 |
Type: |
Passenger/Cargo |
Completed: |
May 15, 1901 |
Fate: |
Scrapped at Yokohama, Japan in 1934. |
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Dimensions, Machinery and Performance (as built) |
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Length: |
445' 3" |
Engines: |
2 triple expansion by Mitsubishi |
Beam: |
49' 5" |
Boilers: |
2 single ended, 2 double ended |
Draft: |
30' 4" (depth) |
Shafts: |
2 |
Gross Tons: |
6,301 (a) |
HP: |
580 (nhp) 5,600 (ihp) |
DWT: |
7,300 |
Speed: |
15 knots |
Passengers: |
522 |
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By 1921 registered at 5,857 tons. |
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Owner |
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As built: |
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) Tokyo, Japan |
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Ship's History |
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1901: |
Used on the "American" route. Voyages began at Hong Kong. Stops in Shanghai, China, Kobe / Moji, Japan, Yokohama, Japan, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and ended at Seattle, Washington. No stop was made at Victoria on the return voyage. |
Oct. 15, 1901: |
Collided with SS Elba in Seattle harbor. Only minor damage done to each ship. |
1901-1934: |
No details of career are available, but it appears that the ship was used on the "American" route for most of not all of its career. |
Apr. 11, 1934: |
Arrived at Yokohama, Japan for scrapping. |
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Page published June 23, 2020 |