Register of Ships - K
KAFFRARIA - 1891
Code letters:
WFVQ
Official Number: 49917
Master: Captain
W. Barron
Rigging: iron
single screw Schooner; 1 deck; 2 tiers of beams; 5 cemented bulkheads;
well deck; double bottom aft
Tonnage: 1,039
tons gross, 803 under deck and 675 net
Dimensions:
237.8 feet long, 29 foot beam and holds 16.2 feet deep;
Poop 184 tons; Forecastle 53 tons
Construction:
1864, J. Laing in Sunderland; vessel lengthened in 1873
Propulsion:
compound engine with 4 cylinders of 21 & 38 inches diameter each pair;
stroke 24 inches; 90 horsepower; engine compounded in 1873; new boilers
in 1883;
engine built by Humber Iron Works in Hull
Owners: W.S.
Bailey
Port of registered:
Hull
KAISERIN AUGUSTE VICTORIA - 1906-1909/1918
Code letters:
RPDF
Master: Captain
H.Ruser (1906-09); Captain Charles Dempwold (1918)
Rigging: steel
twin screws, 4 masts, Schooner; 5 decks & 4 shade decks; fitted with
electric light,
submarine signalling device, wireless & refrigerating machinery; water
ballast
Tonnage: 24,581
tons gross, 20,401 under deck and 14,847 net
Dimensions:
677.5 feet long, 77.3 foot beam and holds 50.2 feet deep; Bridge Deck 354
feet long;
Forecastle 84 feet.
Construction:
1905, A.G. Vulcan in Stettin
Propulsion:
quadruple expansion engine with 8 cylinders of 36, 53, 75 & 106 inches
diameter each pair;
stroke 65 inches; 1,810 nominal horsepower; engine built by the builders
Owners: Hamburg
Amerika Linie
Port of registry:
Hamburg
KAKAPO - 1898-1900,
ex. CLARENCE
Code letters:
QBMF
Official Number: 104959
Master: Captain
C.E. Wheeler (1898-99); Captain P. Nicolayson (1900)
Rigging: steel
single screw Schooner; 1 deck; web frames; 4 cemented bulkheads; cellular
double bottom,
aft 61 feet, under engine & boilers 31 feet, forward 93 feet; 366 tons;
Forward Peak Tank 50 tons;
Aft Peak Tank 70 tons
Tonnage: 1,093
tons gross, 822 under deck and 665 net
Dimensions:
225 feet long, 34.1 foot beam and holds 13.2 feet deep; Quarter Deck 83
feet;
Bridge 52 feet; Forecastle 25 feet
Construction:
1898, Grangemouth Dockyard Co. in Grangemouth
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 18, 29 & 48 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 33 inches; operating at 180 p.s.i.; 138 nominal horsepower; 1 single
ended boiler;
3 ribbed furnaces; grate surface 85 sq. ft.; heating surface 2,048 sq.
ft.; engine built by
Sir C. Furness, Westgarth & Co. Ltd. in Middlesborough
Owners: Steam
Ship Clarence Co. Ltd. (1898-99); C.H. Cooper (1900)
Port of registry:
Swansea
KAKARIKI - 1926
Code letters:
KVDT
Official Number: 153913
Rigging: steel
single screw steamer; 1 steel deck; 3 asphalted bulkheads; machinery aft;
cellular double bottom under engine 17 feet, forward 123 feet, 230 tons;
Forward Peak
Tank 95 tons; Aft Peak Tank 28 tons
Tonnage: 887
tons gross, 655 under deck and 417 net.
Dimensions:
190.2 feet long, 31.4 foot beam and holds 12.9 feet deep; Bridge Deck 53
feet long;
Forecastle 39 feet.
Construction:
1926, Cochrane & Sons Ltd. in Selby
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 16, 27 & 44 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 30 inches; operating at 180 p.s.i.; 141 nominal horsepower; 2 single
ended boilers;
4 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 73 sq. ft.; heating surface 2,520
sq. ft.; engine built
by Amos and Smith Ltd. in Hull
Owners: Union
Steam Ships Co. of New Zealand Ltd.
Port of registry:
Melbourne
Port of survey:
Melbourne
KALAHOME - 1867
Master: Captain McMillan
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in felt and copper in 1864; fastened with copper bolts
Tonnage: 370 tons
Dimensions: 120 feet
long, 26.5 foot beam and holds 16.5 feet deep
Construction: 1861,
Robinson in Sunderland
Owners: G. McMillan
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
Cape of Good Hope
KALMIA - 1862
Master: a)
Captain J. Main; b) Captain G. Fleming
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1862; fastened with copper bolts
Tonnage: 309
tons.
Construction:
1860, J. Alcock in Sunderland
Owners: a)
J. Alcock; b) Kenneth & Co.
Port of registry:
a) Sunderland; b) Glasgow
Port of survey:
a) Sunderland; b) London
Voyage: a)
sailed for Quebec; b) sailed for the West Indies
KANAGAWA-MARU - 1920
Code letters:
HKWF
Official Number: 1647
Master: Captain
M. Furuhashi, appointed to the vessel in 1919
Rigging: steel
twin screws, 4 masts, Schooner; 2 steel decks; Upper Deck sheated in teak;
deep framing;
8 cemented bulkheads; fitted with electric light & wireless; cellular
double bottom, aft 125 feet long,
under engine & boilers 55 feet, forward 190 feet, 1,151 tons; Midship
Deep Tank 25 feet, 441 tons;
Forward Peak Tank 110 tons; Aft Peak Tank 37 tons
Tonnage: 5,837
tons gross, 5,420 under deck and 3,584 net
Dimensions:
445 feet long, 49.4 foot beam and holds 30.5 feet deep; Poop 36 feet long;
Bridge Deck 97 feet; Forecastle 57 feet.
Construction:
1896, D. & W. Henderson & Co. in Glasgow
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 6 cylinders of 20, 33 1/2 & 56 inches
diameter each pair;
stroke 48 inches; operating at 200 p.s.i.; 550 nominal horsepower; 2 double
ended and
2 single ended boilers; 18 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 300 sq. ft.;
heating surface
9,157 sq. ft.; engine built by the builders
Owners: Nippon
Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
Port of registry:
Tokyo
Port of survey:
Yokohama
KANGAROO - 1921
Code letters: JLVW
Official Number: 131682
Rigging: steel twin
screws Schooner; 2 decks; 1 bulkhead to Upper Deck & 5 bulkheads to
2nd Deck;
fitted with electric light; cellular double bottom, aft 88 feet, under
engine 42 feet, forward 174 feet
770 tons; Forward Peak Tank 49 feet; Aft Peak Tank 50 feet
Tonnage: 4,348 tons
gross, 3,912 under deck and 2,777 net
Dimensions: 365.2
feet long, 50.1 foot beam and holds 26.5 feet deep; Poop 22 feet; Bridge
Deck 91 feet;
Forecastle 36 feet
Construction: 1915,
Harland & Wolff Ltd. In Irvine
Propulsion: 4-stroke,
single acting oil engines with 12 cylinders of 22 inches diameter each;
stroke 29 15/16 inches; 398 nominal horsepower; engine built by Burmeister
& Wain Ltd.
in Glasgow
Owners: Government
of Western Australia
Port of registry:
Freemantle
KANSAS - 1887
Code letters:
WJCV
Official Number: 86170
Master: Captain
N. Gleig, appointed to the Shipping Line in 1879 and to the ship in 1885
Rigging: iron
single screw, 4 masts, Barque; 3 iron decks; Awning Deck; 7 cemented bulkheads;
Midship Deep Tank 38 feet long, 590 tons
Tonnage: 5,276
tons gross, 4,040 under deck and 3,455 net
Dimensions:
436.5 feet long, 43.8 foot beam and holds 20.2 feet deep;
Construction:
1882, C. Connell & Co. in Glasgow
Propulsion:
compound engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 50 & 94 inches; stroke
60 inches;
operating at 80 p.s.i.; 600 horsepower; engine built by J. & J. Thomson
in Glasgow
Owners: Kansas
Steam Ship Co. Ltd. (G. Warren & Co.)
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey:
Liverpool
KAPUNDA - 1886
Official Number:
70733
Master: Captain
J. Masson
Rigging: iron
Ship; 2 decks; 1 cemented bulkhead
Tonnage: 1,146
tons gross, 1,018 under deck and 1,095 net
Dimensions:
221.5 feet long, 34.6 foot beam and holds 19.6 feet deep;
Poop 40 feet long; Forecastle 25 feet
Construction:
1875, A. McMillan & Son in Dumbarton
Owners: Trinder,
Anderson & Co.
COLLISION
Port of registry:
London
KAPURTHALA - 1898
Code letters: KPVJ
Official Number: 95024
Master: Captain F.W.
Fry
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 2 decks & Shade Deck; 4 cemented bulkheads;
cellular double bottom 62 feet, 104 tons
Tonnage: 1,180 tons
gross, 915 under deck and 721 net
Dimensions: 240.2
feet long, 34.2 foot beam and holds 16.3 feet deep; Poop 44 feet;
Bridge 72 feet; Forecastle 53 feet
Construction: 1887,
W. Denny & Bros. in Dumbarton
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 20, 33 1/2 & 54 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 42 inches; 189 nominal horsepower; engine by the builders
Owners: British India
Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.
Port of registry:
Glasgow
KARANJA - 1969
Code letters: MACS
Official Number: 182848
Rigging: twin screws
steamer; 2 decks & Shade Deck; 3rd deck forward of machinery space;
9 bulkheads; fitted with refrigerating machinery; 5 holds, grain capacity
430,998 cu. ft.,
bale capacity 393,499 cu. ft.; 8 6-tons & 4 5-tons capacity derricks;
fitted with direction
finder, echo sounding device, gyro-compass, radar & radiotelephony;
water ballast
Tonnage: 10,294 tons
gross, 5,893 tons net and 9,120 tons summer deadweight
Dimensions: 515 feet
long, 66 ft. 3 in. beam and holds 27 ft. 2 in. deep; Bridge 294 feet;
Forecastle 56 feet
Construction: 1948,
A. Stephen & Son Ltd., Glasgow
Propulsion: 6 steam
turbines double reduction geared to twin screw shafts; 9,700 shaft
horsepower; engine by the builders
Service speed: 16
knots
Owners: British India
Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.
Port of registry:
London
KARO - 1881
Code letters: PBLD
Official Number: 68921
Master: Captain J.
Calling / Captain W. Tindall
Rigging: iron single
screw steam Brig; 2 decks; 5 cemented bulkheads;
double bottom, aft 70 feet, forward 52 feet, 152 tons
Tonnage: 1,514 tons
gross, 1,358 under deck and 979 net
Dimensions: 258.2
feet long, 33.2 foot beam and holds 22.9 feet deep; Forecastle 25 feet
Construction: 1875,
Mounsey & Foster in Sunderland
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 33 & 61 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 33 inches; 150 horsepower; engine by North East Marine Co Ltd. in
Sunderland
Owners: D.G. Pinkney
& Son
Port of registry:
Sunderland
KATE - 1840
Master: Captain
B. Williams
Rigging: Brig;
fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage:
209 tons
Construction:
1840 in Galway, using Oak, Elm & Pitch Pine
Owners: E.
Duffy
Port of registry:
Galway
Port of survey:
Galway
Voyage: sailed
for New York (maiden voyage)
KATE - 1864-1869
Master: Captain J.
Coleman
Rigging: iron steamer;
4 bulkheads
Tonnage: 147 tons
gross and 104 tons net
Dimensions: 145.4
feet long, 21.2 foot beam and holds 6.3 feet deep
Construction: 1863,
Leslie in Newcastle; for river purposes only
Propulsion: steam
engine producing 150 horsepower
Owners: Wilson &
Co. (1864);
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
Australia (1864)
KATE CARNIE - 1887
Master: Captain
Loversen
Rigging: wood
Barque.
Tonnage: 549
tons gross, 521 under deck and 540 net.
Dimensions:
152.9 feet long, 28.5 foot beam and holds 18.8 feet deep; Poop 46 feet;
Forecastle 14 feet.
Construction:
1855, Steele Bros. in Greenock; new deck & some repairs in 1867;
partial new keelson & some repairs in 1872.
Owners: A.L.
Loversen
Port of registry:
Arendal
Port of survey:
London
KATE THOMAS - 1901-1904
Code letters: KBGF
Official Number: 91233
Master: Captain C.
Hughes
Rigging: iron, 4
masts, Ship; 1 deck; 2 tiers of beams; 1 cemented bulkhead
Tonnage: 1,748 tons
gross, 1,635 under deck and 1,597 net
Dimensions: 258 feet
long, 39.5 foot beam and holds 23.1 feet deep; Poop 36 feet; Forecastle
33 feet
Construction: 1885,
W. Doxford & Sons in Sunderland; portable double ended boiler
Owners: Kate Thomas
Sailing Ship Co. (W. Thomas & Co., managers)
Port of registry:
Liverpool
KATHERINE G. - 1948
Official Number:
178095
Rigging: wood twin
screws motor vessel
Tonnage: 107 tons
gross, 104 under deck and 42 net
Dimensions: 107.4
feet long, 18.3 foot beam and holds 7.4 feet deep
Construction: 1941,
Minett-Shields Ltd. in Bracebridge, ON
Propulsion: twin
diesel engines with 24 cylinders of 5 3/4 inches diameter each; stroke
7 inches;
engine by Hall-scott Motor Co. in Berkeley, CA
Owners: R.S. McDonald
Port of registry:
Charlottetown, PE
KATHERINE STEWART FORBES - 1832
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain
Canney
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in felt over boards in 1827 and copper in 1829
Tonnage: 457
tons
Construction:
River; vessel 14 years old; iron standards & knees
Owners: Chapman
Draught under load:
18 feet
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
for New South Wales
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain
Canney
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in copper in 1829
Tonnage: 458
tons
Construction:
1818 in River
Owners: A.
Chapman
Draught under load:
18 feet
Port of registry:
London
Voyage: sailed
for New South Wales
KATHLEEN - 1918-1920
Code letters: VDKS
Official Number: 113519
Master: Captain G.S.
Black
Rigging: steel single
screw, 3 masts, steamer; 1 deck; 4 cemented bulkheads;
fitted with wireless; double bottom forward 114 feet, 163 tons;
Forward Peak Tank 88 tons; Aft Peak Tank 8 tons
Tonnage: 738 tons
gross, 536 under deck and 316 net
Dimensions: 200 feet
long, 30.4 foot beam and holds 12 feet deep;
Quarter Deck 103 feet; Bridge 13 feet; Forecastle 36 feet
Construction: 1902,
Ailsa Ship Buiding Co. Ltd. in Ayr
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 17 3/8, 27 1/2 & 44 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 33 inches; 135 nominal horsepower; engine by Ross & Duncan in
Glasgow
Owners: J. Milligen
& Co. Ltd.
Port of registry:
Belfast
KATORIA - 1889
Code letters: LKQT
Official Numbe: 97579
Master: J.B. Pearson
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 2 decks & Shade Deck; 4 cemented bulkheads;
cellular double bottom under engine & boilers 62 feet, 104 tons
Tonnage: 1,127 tons
gross, 919 under deck and 674 net
Dimensions: 240.3
feet long, 34.1 foot beam and holds 16.4 feet deep; Poop 48 feet;
Bridge 72 feet; Forecastle 48 feet
Construction: 1889,
W. Denny & Bros. in Dumbarton
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 20, 33 1/2 & 54 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 42 inches; 151 horsepower; engine by the builders
Owners: British India
Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.
Port of registry:
Glasgow
KEDAR - 1908
Code letters:
QCJW
Official Number: 28890
Rigging: iron
single screw Brig.
Tonnage: 1,876
tons gross, 1,695 under deck and 1,215 net.
Dimensions:
275.8 feet long, 36.2 foot beam and holds 25.7 feet deep; Poop 68 tons.
Construction:
1860, W. Denny & Bros. in Dumbarton
Propulsion:
compound engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 39 & 68 in. diameter respectively;
stroke 45 inches; 212 horsepower; engine built by J. Jack, Rollo &
Co. in Liverpool.
Owners: Cunard
Steam Ships Co. Ltd.
Port of registry:
Glasgow
KENDAL - 1895-1905
Code letters:
MFPJ
Official Number: 99134
Master: Captain
J. Lorains (1895-1905)
Rigging: steel
single screw Schooner; 1 iron deck & partial Awning Deck; web
frames; 6 cemented bulkheads;
cellular double bottom 244 feet, 504 tons
Tonnage: 2,392
tons gross, 1,818 under deck and 1,530 net
Dimensions:
289.6 feet long, 38.2 foot beam and holds 19.7 feet deep; Poop 29 feet;
Quarter Deck 78 feet; partial Awning Deck 182 feet
Construction:
1891, T. Turnbull & Son in Whitby
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 22, 36 & 59 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 39 inches; operating at 160 p.s.i.; 219 nominal horsepower; 2 single
ended boilers;
6 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 84 sq. ft.; heating surface 3,300
sq. ft.; engine built by
Blair & Co. Ltd. in Stockton
Owners: H.
Baxter & Co.
Port of registry:
Whitby
KENNEBEC - 1939, ex.
WAR MOGUL
Code letters: GBXP
Official Number: 143361
Rigging: steel single
screw tanker; 1 deck; 2 tiers of beams; 10 partly cemented bulkheads;
fitted with direction finder; cellular double bottom, under engine &
boilers 68 feet, forward 59 feet,
329 tons; Forward Peak Tank 95 tons; Aft Peak Tank 80 feet
Tonnage: 5,548 tons
gross, 4,696 under deck and 3,422 net
Dimensions: 400.3
feet long, 52.2 foot beam and tanks 28.4 feet deep; Poop 50 feet; Bridge
121 feet;
Forecastle 40 feet
Construction: 1919,
R. Duncan & Co. Ltd. in Port Glasgow
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 27, 44 & 73 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 48 inches; operating at 180 p.s.I.; 517 nominal horsepower; 3 single
ended boilers;
9 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 190 sq. ft.; heating surface 7,668
sq. ft.;
engine by D. Rowan & Co. Ltd. in Glasgow
Owsners: Anglo-American
Oil Co. Ltd. (F.J. Wolfe, managaer)
Port of registry:
London
KENT - 1800-1801
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain R.
Rivington
Rigging: Ship; sheathed
in copper
Tonnage: 820 tons
Construction: 1799
River
Managing owner: H.
Bonham
Voyage: sailed for
Bengal & Bencoolen on May 3, 1800
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain Rivington
Rigging: Ship
Tonnage: 800
tons
Construction: 1799
River
Managing owner: Bonham
Voyage: sailed for
Bengal & Bencoolen on May 3, 1800
KENT - 1855
Master: G.
Coleman
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1854; fastened with copper bolts
Tonnage: 879
tons using old measurements and 999 tons using new measurements
Construction:
1853 in London
Owners: Wigrams
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
for Port Philip
KENT – 1878
Code letters: VBLS
Official Number: 44998
Master: Captain Atkins
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1877; fastened with copper bolts
Tonnage: 445 tons
gross, 399 under deck and 445 net
Dimensions: 139 feet
long, 28 foot beam and holds 17.5 feet deep; Raised Quarter Deck 46 feet;
Forecastle 28 feet
Construction: 1862,
Marshall in Sunderland
Owners: R.D. Richards
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey: Plymouth
KENYON L. BUTTERFIELD - 1946
Code letters: KTAW
Official Number: 246735
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 2 decks; cruiser stern; electric welded; fitted with direction
finder
& echo sounding device; water ballast
Tonnage: 7,176 tons
gross and 4,380 tons net
Dimensions: 422.8
feet long, 57 foot beam and holds 34.8 feet deep
Construction: 1944,
New England Ship Building Corp. in Portland, ME
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 24 1/2, 37 & 70 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 48 inches; engine built by Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp.
in Buffalo, NY
Owners: United States
War Shipping Administration
Port of registry:
Portland, ME
KESTREL - 1853
1)
Master:
Captain W. Innes
Rigging:
Barque; sheathed in yellow metal & partly in felt in 1850
Tonnage:
293 tons using old measurements and 320 tons using new measurements
Construction:
1839 in North Shields; partial new keelson in 1847; some repairs in 1847
& 1851
Owners:
Smith & Co.
Port
of registry: Newcastle
Port
of survey: Newcastle
Voyage:
sailed for the East Indies
2)
Master:
Captain Wallace
Rigging:
Brig; sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1852; partly fastened with iron
bolts
Tonnage:
201 tons using old measurements and 190 tons using new measurements
Construction:
1844 in Montrose; some repairs in 1852
Owners:
Fergus & Co.
Port
of registry: Kirklady
Port
of survey: Leith
Voyage:
sailed for Brazil
KHYBER - 1901-1905
Code letters: TPBM
Official Number: 81396
Master: Captain H.
Rothery
Rigging: iron Ship;
2 decks
Tonnage: 2,026 tons
gross, 1,896 under deck and 1,927 net
Dimensions: 276.6
feet long, 40.1 foot beam and holds 24.2 feet deep; Poop 40 feet; Forecastle
22 feet
Construction: 1880,
W.H. Potter & Son in Liverpool
Owners: Galgate Shipping
Co. Ltd. (J. Joyce & Co., managers)
Port of registry:
Liverpool
WRECKED March 1905
KINFAUNS CASTLE - 1884
Code letters: HSKT
Official Number: 58354
Master: Captain J.W.
Balfour
Rigging: composite
Barque; sheathed in yellow metal in 1882
Tonnage: 799 tons
gross, 759 under deck and 799 net
Dimensions: 187.6
feet long, 32.4 foot beam and holds 19.4 feet deep;
Raised Quarter Deck 47 feet; Forecastle 27 feet
Construction: 1867,
C. Connell & Co. in Glasgow; iron frame planked
Owners: T. Skinner
& Co.
Port of registry:
Glasgow
Port of survey: London
CONDEMNED
KING - 1856
Master: Captain R.
Graham
Rigging: Snow
Tonnage: 250 tons
Construction: 1814
in Newcastle; new deck & major repairs in 1840; major repairs in 1849;
some repairs in 1852 & 54; new wales & top sides in 1854; repairs
to damages in 1856
Owners: G. Johnson
Port of registry:
Shields
Port of survey: Shields
Voyage: sailed for
the Baltic Sea
KING GEORGE -
1846
Master:
Captain McForlin
Rigging:
Smack; fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage:
101 tons using old measurements and 61 tons using new measurements
Construction:
1799 in Dover; major repairs in 1833; new deck & keelson in 1838;
vessel lengthened in 1843
Owners:
Wanhill
Port
of registry: Poole
Port
of survey: Pool
Voyage:
sailed on Coastal Trade
KING GRUFFYDD - 1898
Official Number:
108382
Master: Captain J.
Hebron
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 1 deck; 2 tiers of beams; 6 cemented bulkheads; cellular
double bottom,
aft 98 feet, under engine 24 feet, forward 138 feet, 806 tons; Aft Peak
Tank 92 tons
Tonnage: 2,994 tons
gross, 2,795 under deck and 1,934 net
Dimensions: 324.8
feet long, 48.6 foot beam and holds 21.3 feet deep; Poop 42 feet; Bridge
85 feet
Construction: 1898,
Russell & Co. in Port Glasgow
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 24, 40 & 65 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 42 inches; 293 nominal horsepower; 2 single ended boilers; 6 corrugated
furnaces;
grate surface 130 sq. ft.; heating surface 4,400 sq. ft.; engine by Kincaid
& Co. in Greenock
Owners: King Line
Ltd. (Phillipps & Co., managers)
Port of registry:
London
KING OF ALGERIA - 1857-1858
Master: Captain
J. Smith
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1856; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 1,336
tons
Construction:
1856 in Saint John, N.B., using Tamarack, Birch, Oak & Pitch Pine
Owners: Scott
& Co.
Port of registry:
Cork
Port of survey:
Liverpool
Voyage: sailed
for Callao (1857); Australia (1858)
KING OF SWEDEN - 1883
Code letters: NTWJ
Official Number: 70707
Master: Captain Cooper
Rigging: Barque;
2 decks; 1 cemented bulkhead
Tonnage: 830 tons
gross, 727 under deck and 788 net
Dimensions: 191.7
feet long, 32 foot beam and holds 18.4 feet deep;
Poop 41 feet; Forecastle 27 feet
Construction: 1875,
Mounsey & Foster in Sunderland
Owners: Gosman &
Smith
Port of registry:
London
KING WILLIAM - 1831
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain W.
Carr
Rigging: Ship; single
deck with beams
Tonnage: 380 tons
Construction: in
Whitby; new vessel
Owners: Campion
Draught under load:
17 feet
Port of survey: Bristol
Voyage: sailed for
Boston
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain Carr
Rigging: Ship; 2
decks
Tonnage: 380 tons
Construction: 1831
in Whitby
Owners: Campion &
Co.
Draught under load:
16 feet
Port of survey: Whitby
Voyage: sailed for
Québec
KING'S OAK - 1891
Official Number:
89060
Rigging: wood
Ketch; 1 deck; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 63
tons registered
Dimensions:
73.3 feet long, 19.1 foot beam and holds 9.5 feet deep
Construction:
1884, J.H. Fellows & Son in Great Yarmouth
Owners: T.
& J. Leleu
Port of registry:
Great Yarmouth
KINGDOM OF SAXONY - 1877,
ex. DEERHOUND
Code letters:
WMDC
Official Number: 51152
Rigging: iron
Barque; 1 cemented bulkhead
Tonnage: 558
tons gross, 516 under deck and 538 net
Dimensions:
161.5 feet long, 27.7 foot beam and holds 17.3 feet deep
Construction:
1864, Denton in Hartlepool
Owners: Gosman
& Smith
Port of registry:
London
KINGSTON - 1830
Master: Captain
Baynton
Rigging: Ship;
single deck with beams; sheathed in felt & copper in 1830.
Tonnage: 296 tons
Construction:
1822 in Sunderland; some repairs in 1825; major repairs in 1830.
Owners: Thompson
Draught under load:
15 feet
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
for Jamaica
KINGSTON – 1879
Code letters: KMCT
Official Number: 65575
Master: a) Captain
Chitham; b) Captain Firth
Rigging: iron single
screw steam Brig; 1 deck; 2 tiers of beams; 5 cemented bulkheads
Tonnage: 1,449 tons
gross, 1,141 under deck and 922 net
Dimensions: 262.2
feet long, 32 foot beam and holds 19.5 feet deep; Poop 152 feet; Forecastle
37 feet
Construction: 1871,
Oswald in Sunderland
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 29 ½ & 58 ½ inches
diameter respectively;
stroke 33 inches; 130 horsepower; new boilers in 1878;
engine by North East Marine Engine Co. in Sunderland
Owners: Commercial
Steam Ship Co. Ltd.
Port of registry:
London
KINNEAR - 1838-1841
Master: Captain C.
Millard (1838-39); Captain Lidderdale (1840-41)
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in copper in 1835 & 1839
Tonnage: 369 tons
Construction: 1834
in Yarmouth
Owners: Ellice &
Co.
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
Sydney (1840-41)
KIRKPOOL - 1942
Code letters:
GNTW
Official Number: 139258
Rigging: steel
single screw steamer; 1 deck; 6 cemented bulkheads; fitted with direction
finder & echo
sounding device; cellular double bottom 359 feet; 1,344 tons; Forward Peak
Tank 162 tons;
Aft Peak Tank 187 tons
Tonnage: 4,842
tons gross, 4,578 under deck and 3,017 net
Dimensions:
405.2 feet long, 53.6 foot beam and holds 26.5 feet deep; Poop 30 feet;
Bridge 229 feet; Forecastle 41 feet
Construction:
1928, Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd. in Sunderland
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 25 1/2, 40 & 71 inches
diameter respectively;
stroke 48 inches; operating at 180 p.s.i. 491 nominal horsepower; 3 single
ended boilers with
superheaters; 9 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 174 sq. ft.; heating
surface 7,308 sq. ft.;
engine built by G. Clark Ltd. in Sunderland
Owners: Poole
Shipping Co. Ltd. (Sir. R. Ropner & Co. Ltd., managers)
Port of registry:
West Hartlepool April
10, 1942 Durban for Montevideo, sunk by German Raider
KIRKWOOD - 1851-1855
Master: Captain J.
Parker
Rigging: Brig; sheathed
in felt and yellow metal in 1850; fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 212 tons
using old measurements and 135 tons using new measurements
Construction: 1849
in Saint John, N.B.
Owners: J. Parker
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
St. Helen (1851); Cape Good Hope (1852-54)
KITE - 1863
Master: Captain E.
Le Blancq
Rigging: Brig; sheathed
in yellow metal in 1853; fastened with copper bolts
Tonnage: 188 tons
Dimensions: 109.4
feet long, 21.9 foot beam and holds 12.1 feet deep
Construction: 1859,
Deslandes on Jersey
Owners: Deslandes
Port of registry:
Jersey
Port of survey: Jersey
Voyage: sailed for
China
KITTIWAKE - 1896-1898
Official Number:
106018
Master: Captain D.
Campbell
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 1 deck; 4 cemented bulkheads
Tonnage: 366 tons
gross, 291 under deck and 141 net
Dimensions: 170 feet
long, 22.6 foot beam and holds 12.2 feet deep
Construction: 1896,
Scott & Sons in Bowling
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 cylinders of 22 & 44 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 30 inches; 81 registered horsepower; 1 single ended boiler;
3 plain furnaces; grate surface 29 sq. ft.; heating surface 938 sq. ft.;
engine by C.D. Holmes & Co. in Hull
Owners: North British
Steam Packet Co. (H. Grierson, manager)
Port of registry:
Glasgow
KITTY - 1819
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain J.
Carlisle
Rigging: Sloop; single
deck
Tonnage: 85 tons
Construction: in
Ulverston; vessel 17 years old
Owners: Irvine &
Co.
Draught under load:
9 feet
Port of survey: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed for
Sligo
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain Carle
Rigging: Sloop; single
deck
Tonnage: 85 tons
Construction: 1802
in Ulverston
Owners: Captain &
Co.
Draught under load:
8 feet
Port of survey: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed on
Coastal Trade
KNARESBRO CASTLE - 1848
Master: Captain Hadgraft
Rigging: Brig; fastened
with iron bolts
Tonnage: 80 tons
Construction: 1820
in Selby; major repairs in 1845; repairs to damages in 1847
Owners: Cobbold
Port of registry:
Ipswich
Port of survey: Newcastle
Voyage: sailed for
Rouën
KNIGHT OF THE GARTER - 1882-1896
Code letters: WVCT
Official Number: 78724
Master: Captain A.
Gordon
Rigging: iron Ship;
2 decks; 1 cemented bulkhead
Tonnage: 1,494 tons
gross, 1,360 under deck and 1,434 net
Dimensions: 233 feet
long, 37.9 foot beam and holds 22.8 feet deep;
Poop 50 feet; Forecastle 31 feet
Construction: 1877,
T. Royden & Son in Liverpool
Owners: Greenshields,
Corvie & Co.
Port of registry:
London
KNIGHT OF THE GARTER - 1920
Code letters:
TSKJ
Official Number: 115348
Master: Captain
D.R. Stephens
Rigging: steel
single screw Schooner; 2 steel decks & web frames; 6 cemented bulkheads;
fitted with electric light and wireless
Tonnage: 10,304
tons gross, 9,303 under deck and 6,313 net
Dimensions:
490.8 feet long, 62.4 foot beam and holds 39.6 feet deep;
Poop 67 feet; Bridge 121 feet; Forecastle 58 feet
Construction:
1921, Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd. in Belfast
Propulsion: 4 double
reduction geared steam turbines; engine built by the builders
Owners: Ocean
Steam Ship Co. Ltd. (A. Holt & Co., managers)
Port of registry:
Liverpool
KNIGHTSBRIDGE - 1873
Rigging: iron Ship;
2 decks; 1 cemented bulkhead
Tonnage: 1,511 tons
Dimensions: 230.1
feet long, 38.7 foot beam and holds 24.7 feet deep
Construction: 1869,
Oswald in Sunderland
Owners: G. Stanton
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey: Sunderland
Voyage: sailed for
India
KNIGHT TEMPLAR - 1863
Master: Captain J.
Capp
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1861; fastened with copper bolts
Tonnage: 443 tons
Dimensions: 135.9
feet long, 27.4 foot beam and holds 17.4 feet deep
Construction: 1861
in Liverpool
Owners: T. Sawyers
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed for
North America
KNOWSLEY HALL - 1908
Code letters:
VJGD
Official Number: 118058
Master: Captain
F. Mackay (1905-08)
Rigging: steel
single screw Schooner; 2 decks; fitted with electric light; water ballast
Tonnage: 4,190
tons gross, 3,945 under deck and 2,705 net
Dimensions:
373 feet long, 46.7 foot beam and holds 27.7 feet deep; Poop 35 feet;
Bridge 93 feet; Forecastle 42 feet
Construction:
1903, Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. in Newcastle
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 23 1/2, 39 & 68 inches
diameter respectively;
stroke 48 inches; 320 horsepower; engine by Wallsend Slipway Co. Ltd. in
Newcastle
Owners: Ellerman
Lines Ltd. (R. Alexander & Co., managers)
Port of registry:
Liverpool
KÖLN - 1905
Code letters: QGTJ
Master: Captain A.
Mayer
Rigging: steel twin
screws steamer; 2 decks & Awning Deck; 4 tiers of beams;
fitted with electric light, wireless & submarine signalling device;
water ballast
Tonnage: 7,409 tons
gross, 7,246 under deck and 4,666 net
Dimensions: 428.9
feet long, 54.3 foot beam and holds 39.4 feet deep; Bridge 32 feet
Construction: 1899,
J.C. Tecklenborg A.G., Geestemünde
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 6 cylinders of 22 2/5, 38 1/5 & 62 1/5 inches
diameter
respectively; stroke 43 1/3 inches; 509 nominal horsepower; engine by the
builders
Owners: Norddeutscher
Lloyd
Port of registry:
Bremen
KONIGIN LUISE - 1900-1905/1908
Code letters:
QGJR
Master: Captain
O. Volger (1900-05); Captain A. Harrassowitz (1908)
Rigging: steel
twin screws Schooner; 4 decks; fitted with electric light and refrigerating
machinery;
water ballast.
Tonnage: 10,711
tons gross, 8,810 under deck and 6,790 net.
Dimensions:
523.1 feet long, 60.1 foot beam and holds 34.9 feet deep; Poop 82 feet
long;
Bridge Deck 257 feet; Forecastle 67 feet.
Construction:
1869, A.G. Vulcan in Stettin
Propulsion:
quadruple expansion engine with 8 cylinders of 25 3/16, 38 3/16, 52 3/8
& 75 5/8 inches
diameter each pair; stroke 55 1/8 inches; 846 nominal horsepower; engine
built by the builders
Owners: Norddeutscher
Lloyd
Port of registry:
Bremen
KOODOO - 1868
Master: Captain W.
Percy
Rigging: Brigantine;
sheathed in felt and zinc in 1866; fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 200 tons
Dimensions: 104 feet
long, 23.7 foot beam and holds 12.4 feet deep
Construction: 1864,
White on Prince Edward Island
Owners: A. Currie
Port of registry:
New York
Port of survey: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed for
Newfoundland
KOOLIGA - 1966
Code letters: VJJB
Official Number: 196761
Rigging: steel single
screw motor vessel; 1 deck; 7 bulkheads; fitted with echo sounding device,
gyro-compass, radar & radiotelephony on VHF; water ballast
Tonnage: 2,881 tons
gross, 1,396 tons net and 3,550 tons deadweight
Dimensions: 312ft.
6in. long, 45ft. 5in. beam and holds 18ft. 10in. deep;
Quarter Deck 175 feet; Forecastle 24 feet
Construction: 1958,
Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd. in Grangemouth
Propulsion: 2-stroke,
single acting oil engine with 6 cylinders of 500 mm diameter each; stroke
700 mm;
1,900 brake horsepower; engine by British Polar Engine Ltd. in Glasgow
Service speed: 11.5
knots
Owners: Associated
Steamships Pty Ltd.
Port of registry:
Melbourne
KORONA - 1911,
ex. MONMOUTHSHIRE
Code letters:
KFBH
Official Number: 91901
Master: Captain
J.T. Carmichael (1903-11)
Rigging: steel
single screw, 3 masts, Schooner; 2 decks, Upper Deck sheathed in wood;
3 tiers of beams;
6 cemented bulkheads; fitted with wireless
Tonnage: 2,874
tons gross, 2,644 under deck and 1,871 net
Dimensions:
344 feet long, 40.2 foot beam and holds 26.5 feet deep; Poop 50 feet;
Bridge 72 feet; Forecastle 46 feet
Construction:
1886, London & Glasgow Co. Ltd. in Glasgow
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 30, 47 & 70 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 51 inches; operating at 140 p.s.i.; 360 nominal horsepower; 2 double
ended boilers;
12 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 227 sq. ft.; heating surface 6,014
sq. ft.; new double
ended boilersin 1900; engine by the builders
Owners: Québec
Steam Ship Co. Ltd.
Port of registry:
London
KOSCIUSKO - 1862-1875
Official Number:
45202
Master: Captain C.
Stuart (1862-67); Captain Lawson (1868-69 & 1871-75); Captain J. Ross
(1870)
Rigging: Ship; sheathed
in felt and yellow metal in 1862; fastened with copper bolts
Tonnage: 1,193 tons
Construction: 1862,
Hood in Aberdeen
Owners: Thompson
Jr.
Port of registry:
Aberdeen
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
Australia (1862-67)
KOSSUTH - 1851
Master: Captain
W. Bell
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1851; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 1,087
tons using old measurements and 1,260 tons using new measurements
Construction:
1850 in Saint John, N.B., using Oak, Hackmatac, Birch & Spruce
Owners: N.
de Mill
Port of registry:
Saint John
KOTA GEDE - 1942
Code letters: PFLL
Rigging: steel single
screw motor vessel; 3 decks; Upper Deck sheathed in Teak; 8 partly cemented
bulkheads; cruiser stern; fitted with direction finder & echo sounding
device; cellular double
bottom 378 feet, 1,472 tons; Deep Tank forward 28 feet, 950 tons; Deep
Tank aft 37 feet,
767 tons; Forward Peak Tank 105 tons; Aft Peak Tank 46 tons
Tonnage: 7,323 tons
gross, 6,516 under deck and 4,561 net
Dimensions: 449.6
feet long, 60.8 foot beam and holds 29.7 feet deep; Poop 51 feet; Bridge
150 feet;
Forecastle 61 feet
Construction:1928,
Maats. Fyenoord in Rotterdam
Propulsion: 2-stroke,
double acting oil engine with 7 cylinders of 27 9/16 inches diameter each;
stroke 47 1/4 inches; 1,857 nominal horsepower; engine by the builders
Owners: Rotterdamsche
Lloyd
Port of registry:
Batavia
KRASNOIARSK - 1915
Code letters: JTRS
Official Number: 142462
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 2 decks & Shelter Deck; 6 cemented bulkheads; fitted
with
electric light & wireless; cellular double bottom, aft 140 feet, under
engine 28 feet,
forward 171 feet, 1,143 tons; Forward Peak Tank 62 tons; Aft Peak Tank
115 tons
Tonnage: 5,844 tons
gross, 5,637 under deck and 3,697 net
Dimensions: 400 feet
long, 52 foot beam and holds 30 feet deep; Poop 36 feet
Construction: 1915,
Northumberland Ship Building Co. Ltd. in Newcastle
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 26, 43 & 73 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 48 inches; 535 nominal horsepower; 3 single ended boilers; 9 corrugated
furnaces;
grate surface 180 sq. ft.; heating surface 8,060 sq. ft.; engine by
Richardsons, Westgarth & Co. Ltd. in Sunderland
Owners: The Shipping
Controller (Royal Mail Steam Packet, managers)
Port of registry:
London
KRISTIANIA – 1907
Code letters: MDQS
Master: Captain J.
Johnsen
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 1 deck; 5 cemented bulkheads; cellular double bottom,
aft 106 feet, under engine 20 feet, forward 124 feet, 649 tons; Aft Peak
Tank 88 tons
Tonnage: 2,693 tons
gross, 2,495 under deck and 1,672 net
Dimensions: 314 feet
long, 46.5 foot beam and holds 20.6 feet deep; Poop 30 feet;
Bridge 148 feet; Forecastle 28 feet
Construction: 1907,
J. Blumer & Co. in Sunderland
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 23, 38 & 62 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 42 inches; 270 nominal horsepower; 2 single ended boilers; 6 corrugated
furnaces; grate surface 100 sq. ft.; heating surface 4,120 sq. ft.;
engine by North East Marine Engine Co. Ltd. in Sunderland
Owners: Rederiet
Kristiania Akties. (W. Gorrissen, manager)
Port of registry:
Christiania
KRISTIANIAFJORD - 1913-1916
Code letters: MJKH
Master: Captain S.C.
Hiortdahl
Rigging: steel twin
screws steamer; 2 decks; 3rd deck in No. 1, 2 & 5 holds; 8 cemented
bulkheads;
fitted with electric light & wireless; cellular double bottom, aft
119 feet, under engine & boilers
152 feet, forward 189 feet, 1,165 tons; Forward Peak Tank 149 tons; Aft
Peak Tank 150 tons
Tonnage: 10,669 tons
gross, 8,654 under deck and 6,496 net
Dimensions: 512.1
feet long, 61.2 foot beam and holds 29.4 feet deep; Poop 70 feet;
Bridge 201 feet; Forecastle 108 feet
Construction: 1913,
Cammell, Laird & Co. Ltd. in Birkenhead
Propulsion: quadruple
expansion engine with 8 cylinders of 26, 37 1/2, 53 & 75 inches each
pair;
stroke 51 inches; operating 220 p.s.i.; 1,469 nominal horsepower; 8 single
ended boilers;
32 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 590 sq. ft.; heating surface 23,000
sq. ft.; engine by
the builders
Owners: Den Norske
Amerik Linie
Port of registry:
Christiania
KRONPRINZ WILHELM - 1905
Code letters:
QHJM
Rigging: steel
twin screws Schooner; 4 decks; 5 tiers of beams; fitted with electric light;
water ballast
Tonnage: 14,908
tons gross, 11,487 under deck and 5,162 net
Dimensions:
637.3 feet long, 66.3 foot beam and holds 39.3 feet deep; Poop 90 feet;
Bridge 382 feet; Forecastle 115 feet
Construction:
1901, A.G. Vulcan in Stettin
Propulsion:
quadruple expansion engine with 12 cylinders of (4) 34 1/3, (2) 69, (2)
98 3/5 & (4) 102 2/5 inches
diameter respectively; stroke 71 inches; 3,534 nominal horsepower; engine
by the builders
Owners: Norddeutscher
Lloyd
Port of registry:
Bremen
KROONLAND - 1912
Code letters: KRSC
Official Number: 161208
Master: Captain Bradshaw
Rigging: steel twin
screws, 4 masts, steamer; 4 decks; 11 partly asphalted & partly cemented
bulkheads;
fitted with electric light, wireless & submarine signalling device;
cellular double bottom, aft 153 feet,
under engine & boilers 153 feet, forward 173 feet, 2,008 tons; Forward
Peak Tank 167 tons
Tonnage: 12,760 tons
gross, 10,141 under deck and 7,927 net
Dimensions: 560 feet
long, 60.2 foot beam and holds 38.4 feet deep; Poop 48 feet;
Bridge 273 feet; Forecastle 88 feet
Construction: 1902,
W. Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Co. in Philadelphia, PA
Propulsion: triple
expansion engines with 6 cylinders of 32 1/2, 54 & 89 1/2 inches diameter
each pair;
stroke 54 inches; 1,540 nominal horsepower; 9 single ended boilers; 36
corrugated furnaces;
grate surface 643 sq. ft.; heating surface 22,408 sq. ft.; engine by the
builders
Owners: International
Mercantile Marine Co.
Port of registry:
New York
KUNGSHOLM I - 1905,
ex. NOORDAM
Rigging: steel
twin screws steamer; 3 steel decks, Upper Deck sheathed in wood; steel
awning deck
sheathed in wood; 10 cemented bulkheads; fitted with electric light, submarine
signalling
device & wireless; cellular double bottom, aft 151 feet long, under
engine & boilers 107 feet,
forward 191 feet, 1,847 tons; Deep Tank forward 56 feet, 1,620 tons; Forward
Peak
Tank 147 tons; Aft Peak Tank 75 tons.
Tonnage: 12,500
tons gross, 11,395 under deck and 7,800 net.
Dimensions:
550.3 feet long, 62.3 foot beam and holds 34 feet deep; Promenade Deck
193 feet long.
Construction:
1902, Harland & Wolff Ltd. in Belfast
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 6 cylinders of 28 13/16, 47 13/16 & 78
inches diameter
respectively; stroke 57 inches; operating at 180 p.s.i.; 1,265 nominal
horsepower;
3 double ended & 3 single ended boilers; 36 corrugated furnaces; grate
surface 639 sq. ft.;
heating surface 23,199 sq. ft.; engine built by the builders
Owners: Rederiakt.
Sveridge Nord Amerika
Port of registry:
Gothenburg
KUNGSHOLM II - 1929
Code letters:
KGQH
Official Number: 7479
Rigging: steel
twin screws steamer; 3 steel decks, weather deck partly sheathed in wood;
4th steel
deck in holds; 10 cemented bulkheads; fitted with electric light, refrigerating
machinery;
submarine signalling device, wireless & Direction Finder; hull strengthened
for navigation in ice;
cellular double bottom 513 feet long, 2,847 tons; Forward Peak Tank 139
tons;
Aft Peak Tank 174 tons.
Tonnage: 20,223
tons gross, 13,526 under deck and 11,237 net.
Dimensions:
594.9 feet long, 78.2 foot beam and holds 37.8 feet deep; Bridge &
Forecastle 518 feet long.
Construction:
1928, Blohm & Woss in Hamburg
Propulsion: 4 stroke
cycle, double acting oil engines with 16 cylinders of 33 1/16 inches diameter
each;
stroke 59 1/16 inches; 2 double ended boilers; 3,380 nominal horsepower;
engine built by
Akt. Burmeister & Wain in Copenhagen.
Owners: Sveridge
Nord Amerika
Port of registry:
Gothenburg
KUNGSHOLM III - 1953
Code letters:
SKUA
Official Number: 9441
Rigging: twin
screws motorship; 4 decks; cruiser stern; 9 bulkheads; fitted with direction
finder, echo
sounding device, gyro-compass & radar; cellular double bottom 398 feet
long, 1,098 tons;
Deep Tank forward 567 tons; Aft Peak Tank 79 tons.
Tonnage: 22,071
tons gross, 13,853 under deck and 7,400 net.
Dimensions:
587.7 feet long, 77.1 foot beam and holds 45.4 feet deep;
Bridge Deck and Forecastle 518 feet long.
Construction:
Kon. Maats "DeSchelde" in Flushing
Propulsion:
2 oil engines, 2-stroke cycle, direct action, each with 8 cylinders of
29 1/8 inches diameter;
stroke 63 inches; 2 double ended boilers; machinery number 3620; engine
built by
Akt. Burmeister & Wain in Copenhagen.
Owners: Svenska
Amerika Linien
Port of registry:
Gothenburg
KUNGSHOLM IV - 1966
Code letters: SGON
Official Number: 10674
Rigging: twin screws
motorship; 4 decks; 5th deck above machinery space; 9 bulkheads;
fitted with direction finder, echo sounding device, gyro-compass, position
finding device,
radar & radio-telephony; water ballast 2,870 tons
Tonnage: 26,678 tons
gross, 12,838 under deck and 5,100 net
Dimensions: 660ft.
2in. long, 87ft. 2in. beam and holds 28ft. 1in. deep; Bridge Deck &
Forecastle 573 feet long;
Upper Bridge Deck 392 feet; accommodation for 750 passengers
Construction: 1966,
John Brown & Co. Ltd. in Clydebank
Propulsion: 2 oil
engines, 2-stroke, single acting, each with 9 cylinders of 760mm diameter
each;
stroke 1500 mm.; 25,200 brake horsepower; 2 auxilliary boilers; engine
built by
A/B Gotarverken in Gothenburg
Owners: Svenska Amerika
Linien (Erik Wijk, manager)
Port of registry:
Gothenburg
KWARRA 1917-1920
Code letters : HQVT
Official Number : 128047
Master: Captain W.
Jones
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 1 deck & Shelter Deck; 6 cemented bulkheads;
fitted with electric light, refrigerating machinery & wireless; cellular
double bottom, aft 115 feet, under engine & boilers 43 feet, forward
51 feet, 945 tons; Forward Peak Tank 105 tons; Aft Peak Tank 115 tons;
Topside cantilever tanks 1,329 tons
Tonnage: 4,437 tons
gross, 4,110 under deck and 2,295 net
Dimensions: 360 feet
long, 52 foot beam and holds 34.8 feet deep
Construction: 1910,
Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. Ltd. in Middlesborough
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 26, 42 & 70 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 48 inches; 428 nominal horsepower; 3 single ended boilers; 9 ribbed
furnaces;
grate surface 145 sq. ft.; heating surface 5,934 sq. ft.;
engine by North East Marine Engine Co. Ltd. in Newcastle
Owners: Imperial
Direct Line Ltd. (Elder, Dempster & Co. Ltd., managers)
Port of registry:
Liverpool
KYANITE - 1842 - 1869
Master: Captain
T. Pope (1842-44); Captain Lester (1845-50); Captain Goldsworthy (1851-55);
Captain J. Hanford (1856-1869)
Rigging: Brig
(1842-55); Barque (1856-1869); sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1847
& 1858
Tonnage: 124
tons using old measurements and 130 tons using new measurements (1842-53)
152 tons (1854-69)
Construction:
1840 in Whitehaven; repairs to damages in 1851; vessel lengthened in 1854;
Owners: Kennedy
(1842-50); Bowring & Co. (1851-55); Stevens & Co. (1856-69)
Port of registry:
Whitehaven (1842-50); Liverpool (1851-55); Plymouth (1856-69)
Port of survey:
Whitehaven (1842-44); Liverpool (1845-55); Bridport (1856-59); Cardiff
(1860-69)
Voyage: sailed
for South America (1842-44); Vera Cruz (1845/50); Antigua (1846-49);
Newfoundland(1851-55); Coastal Trade (1856-59); Mediterannean Sea (1860-69)
KYLE - 1852
Master: Captain W.H.
Say
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1852
Tonnage: 330 tons
Construction: 1832
in Dumbarton; new deck and major repairs in 1852
Owners: W. Williams
Port of registry:
Bristol
Port of survey: Bristol
Voyage: sailed for
Australia
KYLOE - 1943
Code letters: GLKQ
Official Number: 161548
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 1 deck; 6 cemented bulkheads; fitted with direction finder;
cellular double bottom 205 feet, 681 tons; Deep Tank aft 56 feet, 255 tons;
Forward Peak Tank 164 tons; Aft Peak Tank 100 tons
Tonnage: 2,820 tons
gross, 2,378 under deck and 1,695 net
Dimensions: 305 feet
long, 45.5 foot beam and holds 21.3 feet deep; Poop 23 feet;
Bridge 50 feet; Forecastle 23 feet
Construction: 1930,
Smith's Dock Co. Ltd. in Middlesborough
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 21, 35 & 57 !/2 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 42 inches;