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Tuesday, 24 August 2021

Japanese screw steam tanker (ex-Schuykill 1903-1914, Oneka 1914-1924) Ryoka Maru 1924-1944

Call sign JPXA. Built by Russell&Co., Glasgow, Scotland in June 1903 for Anglo-American Oil Company Ltd., London, England als Schuykill, since 1912 of Tank Storage&Carriage Co., LOndon, as Oneka of Standard Transportation Co., Hong Kong, owned by Saka Kisen K.K., Dairen, Japan since 1924 and since 1939 of Tokai Unso KK, Dairen, striking a mine and lost off the Yangtsze entrance. Gross tonnage 5.308 tons, under deck 4.886 tons, net tonnage 3.302 tons, deadweight 9.000 tons and as dimensions 411.8 x 52.3 x 27,6 x 9,6 (light)-26.6 (loaded) feet. Reciprocating coal fuelled steam 418 nhp machinery. Coal bunker capacity 1.566 tons. Caswe oil carrier.

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