SS Sangola

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History
Name
  • 1901: Sangola
  • 1923: Goshu Maru
Owner
Port of registry
Builder William Denny & Bros, Dumbarton
Cost£89,420
Yard number647
Launched18 June 1901
Completed16 August 1901
Identification
Fatescrapped 1933
General characteristics
Class and type"S" class cargo liner
Tonnage5,149  GRT, 3,323  NRT, 8,122  DWT
Length410.8 ft (125.2 m)
Beam50.7 ft (15.5 m)
Draught25 ft 1 in (7.65 m)
Depth29.1 ft (8.9 m)
Decks2
Installed power383 NHP, 2,329 ihp
Propulsion
Speed11+1⁄2 knots (21.3 km/h)
Capacity
  • cargo: 381,390 cubic feet (10,800 m3)
  • passengers: 6 × 1st class, 16 × 2nd class, & large number of deck class
Crew94

SS Sangola was a steam cargo liner that was launched in Scotland in 1901, renamed Goshu Maru in 1923, and scrapped in Japan in 1933. She was one of a class of seven steamships that were built for the British India Steam Navigation Company (BI) in 1901 and 1902. From 1908 until 1910 she took Indian indentured labourers to Fiji.

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She was the first of two BI ships to be called Sangola. The second was a motor ship that was launched in 1947 and scrapped in 1963. [1]

"S" class cargo liners

In 1901 and 1902 BI took delivery of a class of seven new cargo liners. BI gave each ship a name beginning with "S", so they became known as the "S" class.

William Denny and Brothers of Dumbarton in Scotland, with whom BI had a preferential business relationship, built four of the ships. A. & J. Inglis of Glasgow built one. Sir James Laing & Sons of Sunderland in England built two. Denny launched Sangola, Santhia and Satara in 1901, and Surada in 1902. Inglis launched Shirala in 1901. Laing launched Sealda in 1901 and Sofala in 1902. [2]

Satara was wrecked in 1910. U-boats sank Shirala and Surada in 1918. In 1923 BI sold the remaining four ships to buyers in Asia. A buyer in Bombay sold Sealda to a Hong Kong shipowner. She was scrapped in Italy in 1925. Japanese shipowners bought Sangola, Santhia, and Sofala and renamed them. They were scrapped in Japan between 1933 and 1935. [3]

Building

Denny built Sangola as yard number 647 for £89,420. She was launched on 18 June 1901 and completed on 16 August. Her registered length was 410.8 ft (125.2 m), her beam was 50.7 ft (15.5 m), her depth was 29.1 ft (8.9 m) and her draught was 25 ft 1 in (7.65 m). Her tonnages were 5,149  GRT, 3,323  NRT, and 8,122  DWT. [4] [5]

Her holds had capacity for 381,390 cubic feet (10,800 m3) of cargo. She had berths for six passengers in first class and 16 in second class. She also had space for large number of unberthed deck class passengers. [5]

She had a single screw, driven by a three-cylinder triple-expansion engine built by Denny. It was rated at 383 NHP [6] or 2,329 ihp, and gave her a speed of 11+1⁄2 knots (21.3 km/h). [5]

Sangola

BI registered Sangola at Glasgow. Her United Kingdom official number was 113974 and her code letters were SNCG. [7]

On 23 March 1908 Sangola was anchored in Suva Harbour in Fiji. She had disembarked a party of Indian indentured labourers, and was discharging her cargo into lighters, when a cyclone swept her and the lighters ashore. She was refloated undamaged. [5]

From 1908 to 1910 Sangola made six voyages to Fiji, bringing Indian indentured labourers from Calcutta and Madras (now Chennai), as shown in the table below.[ citation needed ]

Fiji voyages
Voyage NumberDate of ArrivalNumber of Passengers
I18 March 19081132
II6 June 19081086
III1 February 19091152
IV21 April 1909667
V7 March 1910926
VI5 June 1910869

In 1914 Sangola was briefly requisitioned as a troop ship. She carried part of an Indian Expeditionary Force, which reached Marseille that September. [4]

From May 1917 until March 1919, Sangola came under the Liner Requisition Scheme. That September she grounded at Fulta Point in the Hooghly River while inbound to Calcutta. She was refloated undamaged. [4]

Goshu Maru

In June 1923 Fukuhara Kisen KK bought Sangola for £13,500. [4] She was delivered to Japan on 18 August. [5] She was renamed Goshu Maru and registered at Dairen in the Kwantung Leased Territory. Her code letters were QBSN. [8] She was scrapped in Japan in the last quarter of 1933. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Haws 1987, p. 162.
  2. ↑ Haws 1987, pp. 15, 87, 88.
  3. ↑ Haws 1987, pp. 87, 88.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Haws 1987, p. 87.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sangola (1901)" (PDF). P&O Heritage. November 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Lloyd's Register 1902, SAN.
  7. ↑ Mercantile Navy List 1902, p. 340.
  8. ↑ Lloyd's Register 1924, GOR–GOT.
  9. ↑ "Sangola". Scottish Built Ships. Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

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