Saikyō Maru
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Saikyō Maru (西京丸) was a steamship that was built in 1888 in Scotland for Japanese merchant service. She was requisitioned for service in the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894–95 and the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05. She was scrapped in 1927.
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Name | Saikyō Maru |
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Port of registry | Tokyo |
Builder | London & Glasgow Engineering & Iron Shibuilding Co, Govan |
Yard number | 255 |
Launched | 14 March 1888 |
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Fate | Scrapped 1927 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 2,904 GRT, 1,645 NRT |
Length | 325.0 ft (99.1 m) |
Beam | 41.2 ft (12.6 m) |
Draught | 18.9 ft (5.8 m) |
Depth | 26.5 ft (8.1 m) |
Decks | 2 |
Installed power | 563 NHP |
Propulsion | triple expansion engine |
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