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Name |
Official number |
Flag |
IMO |
ES 5 |
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GBR |
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Year built |
Date launched |
Date completed |
1917 |
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Vessel type |
Vessel description
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River Steamer
| Steel Paddle Steamer |
Builder |
Yard |
Yard no |
Ardrossan Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Ardrossan |
The Shipyard |
292 |
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Tonnage |
Length |
Breadth |
Depth |
Draft |
299 grt / / |
150 ft |
33 ft |
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Engine builder |
Aitchison, Blair Ltd., Clydebank |
Engine detail |
Sternwheel, 2 x C2cyl |
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First owner |
First port of register |
Registration date |
War Office |
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Other names |
S 56 (Intended) |
Subsequent owner and registration history |
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Vessel history |
Laid down as S 56 for service in mesopotamia but completed as ES 5 for service in Egypt |
Remarks |
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End year |
Fate / Status |
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Disposal Detail |
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Trials
Image courtesy of : David Asprey
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