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United Kingdom | |
Name | SS City of Calcutta |
Owner | George Smith & Sons, Glasgow |
Operator | City Line Ltd. |
Port of registry | Glasgow |
Builder | Charles Connell & Co., Scotstoun |
Yard number | 125 |
Launched | 8 September 1881 |
Identification | Official number: 85862 |
Fate | Sold, 1902 |
Straits Settlements | |
Name | SS Hong Moh |
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Acquired | 1902 |
Fate | Wrecked, 3 March 1921 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | 3,954 GRT |
Length | 400 ft (120 m) |
Beam | 42 ft 1 in (12.83 m) |
Draught | 30 ft 1 in (9.17 m) |
Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine |
SS Hong Moh was a passenger ship that was wrecked on the White Rocks off Lamock Island, Swatow, on 3 March 1921 with the loss of about 900 lives.