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PS Hankow

PS Hankow
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section1{{Infobox ship/image
imagePS Hankow.jpg
image_captionThe paddle steamer PS *Hankow* was built in 1874 in Glasgow for the China Navigation Company
section2{{Infobox ship/career
countryUnited Kingdom
name*Hankow*
ownerChina Navigation Co, London
routeYangtze and from 1886 Hong Kong/Canton service
builderA. & J. Inglis, Pointhouse, Glasgow, Scotland
yard_number107
launched30 December 1873
fateDestroyed by American bombing during WW2
section3{{Infobox ship/characteristics
typeIron Paddle Steamer
tonnage3073 grt
length308.4ft
beam42.2ft
draught15.1ft depth
power140nhp
propulsionSteam 2cyl
speed9 knots
The American steamship ''Hankow'' at Hankow

The '*PS *Hankow''''' was an iron paddle steamer built at A and J Inglis, Pointhouse, Glasgow with Yard No. 107. She was transferred from Yangtze to Hong Kong/Canton service in 1886 . it was gutted by fire on 14 October 1906 at Canton Steamer Wharf, Hong Kong, with loss of 130 lives. It was towed to Shanghai in 1907 and converted to hulk and moved to Hankou as transhipment godown. It was then transferred to Shasi in 1930, and to Yichang in 1938. It was destroyed by American bombing during World War II.

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  1. David Asprey and Stuart Cameron: [https://web.archive.org/web/20120614092146/http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=1777 Launched 1873: PS Hankow.]
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