D/S Chak Sang

Call sign
VPDT
Class
Lr100A1
Shipping company
Nationality
Great Britain flaggGreat Britain
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1917
Yard number
553
Month of delivery
November

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Shelled by gunfire, 21.1.1942
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
2.358
Net tonnage:
1.470

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 256
Speed:
11

Dimensions

Length:
290.6'
Beam:
42.1'
Draft:
22.7'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.

    11/1917: Indo-China Steam Nav. Co. Ltd., Hong Kong - CHAK SANG
    1/1942: Senket (beskutt) av japansk ubåt I-166 den 21/1-1942 i pos. West av Martabangulfen, Burma. 5 personer omkom.


    Maskineri:
    Triple dampmaskin - 3 cylindere diam. 21" , 34" & 56 - 42".
    Maskineri bygd ved Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co. Ltd. Hong Kong.


    Se også:
    http://www.combinedfleet.com/I-166.htm

    Sources

    https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?136330

    http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/ship.php?ship_id=22316&name=Chak%20Sang