SS Changte |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Changte |
| Owner: | Australian Oriental Line |
| Builder: | Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company, Hong Kong |
| Launched: | 1925 |
| Fate: | Broken up in 1961. |
| General characteristics | |
| Length: | 352.3 ft (107.4 m)[1] |
| Beam: | 48.2 ft (14.7 m) |
| Draught: | 23.7 ft (7.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Triple expansion engine |
| Speed: | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
Changte was a 4,324 tons steam ship built by Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company, Hong Kong in 1925 for the Australian Oriental Line.[2]
Changte was requisitioned by the Royal Navy as a Naval Stores Issuing Ship on 27 August 1939 and was known as RFA Changte (Y1-9). She was returned to her owners in 1946.
Changte was broken up at Hong Kong in August 1961.