History | |
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Name | SS Usoga |
Namesake | The kingdom of Busoga in Uganda |
Operator | Uganda Railway 1913–29; Kenya and Uganda Railways and Harbours 1929–48; East African Railways and Harbours Corporation 1948–75 |
Port of registry | Kisumu |
Builder | Bow, McLachlan & Co,[1] Paisley, Scotland |
Yard number | 284[1] |
Launched | 1913[1] |
In service | 1915[1] |
Out of service | 1975[1] |
Status | Derelict at Kisumu as of 2007[2] |
General characteristics | |
Type | Troop ship, then passenger & cargo ship[1] |
Tonnage | 800 GRT; 1,300 tons displacement[1] |
Length | 220 ft (67 m)[1] |
Beam | 35 ft (11 m)[1] |
Installed power | One 400 hp triple expansion engine |
Propulsion | screw[1] |
SS Usoga is a disused cargo and passenger Lake Victoria ferry in East Africa.