Japanese screw steam ship (ex-Bethania 1899-1914, Parisian 1914-1918, Esther Dollar 1918-1928, Chief Skidegate 192801930) Taihoku 1930-1944

Built by Stephen&Sons Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland as ss Bethania for the Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt AG, Hamburg, Germany in 1899. Renamed ss Parisian in 1914 of Leyland Frederick&Co. Ltd., Liverpool, England. Renamed ss Esther Dollar in 1918 of Dollar Steamship Lines Inc. Ltd., San Francisco, USA, renamed ss Chief Skidegate in 1928 of Canadian American Navigation Co. Ltd and in 1930 Taihoku Maru and sunk by the American submarine USS Drum (SS-228) on 26 October 1944 north of Luzon, Philippines. Deadweight 11.549 tons, gross register tonnage 7.492 tons, net tonnage 4.839 tons and as dimensions 483.6 x 57.0 x 32.7 x 12 (light)-29 (loaded) feet. Range 10.000 nautical miles with a speed of 10 knots and a bunker capacity of 1.447 tons coal and 991 tons oil. The reciprocating steam machinery supplied via one screw 690 nhp allowing a speed of 10-13 knots.