SS Usoga

SS Usoga loading coffee at Bukoba Port in Tanzania.
History
NameSS Usoga
NamesakeThe kingdom of Busoga in Uganda
OperatorUganda Railway 1913–29; Kenya and Uganda Railways and Harbours 1929–48; East African Railways and Harbours Corporation 1948–75
Port of registryEast Africa Protectorate Kisumu
BuilderBow, McLachlan & Co,[1] Paisley, Scotland
Yard number284[1]
Launched1913[1]
In service1915[1]
Out of service1975[1]
StatusDerelict at Kisumu as of 2007[2]
General characteristics
TypeTroop ship, then passenger & cargo ship[1]
Tonnage800 GRT; 1,300 tons displacement[1]
Length220 ft (67 m)[1]
Beam35 ft (11 m)[1]
Installed powerOne 400 hp triple expansion engine
Propulsionscrew[1]

SS Usoga is a disused cargo and passenger Lake Victoria ferry in East Africa.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Usoga". Clyde Built Ships. Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. ^ McCrow, Malcolm (2007). "Death of a Fleet at Kisumu". Memories of East Africa. Retrieved 15 April 2013.