Difference between revisions of "SS Field Marshall"
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{{Infobox ship | {{Infobox ship | ||
| image = [[File:SS_Field Marshall.jpg]] | | image = [[File:SS_Field Marshall.jpg]] | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
− | | image2 = [[File:.jpg]] | + | | image2 = [[File:SS_Field Marshall_1.jpg]] |
− | | caption2 = | + | | caption2 = While known as ''Ling Nam''. National Library of Australia PIC/15611 Fairfax archive of glass plate negatives |
| shipname = SS Field Marshall | | shipname = SS Field Marshall | ||
− | | shipowner = | + | | shipowner = Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie |
| shipbuilder = Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik A.G., Hamburg | | shipbuilder = Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik A.G., Hamburg | ||
| shipyardnumber = 410 | | shipyardnumber = 410 | ||
| shiplaunched = 1903 | | shiplaunched = 1903 | ||
| shipcompleted = | | shipcompleted = | ||
− | | shipinservice = | + | | shipinservice = 1903 |
| shipoutofservice = 19 Jul 1947 | | shipoutofservice = 19 Jul 1947 | ||
| shipinservice2 = | | shipinservice2 = | ||
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| shipID = | | shipID = | ||
| shipfate = ran aground (wrecked) | | shipfate = ran aground (wrecked) | ||
− | | shiptype = Imperial Mail Steamer (German | + | | shiptype = Imperial Mail Steamer (German) |
| shiptonnage = 6,181 tons | | shiptonnage = 6,181 tons | ||
| shiplength = 126.7m | | shiplength = 126.7m |
Revision as of 01:44, 27 November 2021
Remarks
From it entering service until its capture, SS Field Marshall served the German colonies in east Africa until it was captured by the British at Dar es Salaam in 1916. Originally named Feldmarschall by its owners the Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linnie (German East Africa Line). Under British control, managed by the Union Castle Mail Steamship Co Ltd. Sold in 1922 to Chinese owners, it was renamed as SS Ling Nam and then in 1928 it was sold to Ho Hong Steamship Co, of Singapore, and renamed Hong Kheng. In February 1942 the ship and crew escaped from Singapore, and served the Bombay - East Africa route during the war.
On 19 Jul 1947, while carrying passengers from Rangoon to Swatow, SS Hong Kheng was wrecked, at Chilang Point, China. The American destroyer USS Myles C. Fox (DD-829), USS Hawkins (DD-873) and the British HMS Hart saved the 1.800 passengers and crew.