Canton
1848 Wood 235 gross
W. Pilcher, Northfleet, Kent.
133'0" X 18'0" X 11'9"
Paddle, by H. W. Harrison, Northfleet, Kent.
Remarks: First ship of Hong Kong & Canton Steam Packet Company.
Hong Kong
Queen
1849 Wood
as above
1853 Wood 137 net
Lamont & Co., Hong Kong.
as above
?
?
Remarks: First steamship to be built in Hong Kong.
Note. Ships in above list arranged in chronological order of building, and particulars were obtained from a variety of sources. Most of the above were auxiliary ships, that is, they were equipped with sails as well as engines, and methods of calculating tonnages varied,
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Canton
1848 Wood 235 gross
W. Pilcher, Northfleet, Kent.
133'0" X 18'0" X11'9"
Paddle, by H. W. Harrison, Northfleet, Kent.
Remarks: First ship of Hong Kong & Canton Steam Packet Company.
Hong Kong
Queen
1849 Wood
as above
1853 Wood 137 net
Lamont & Co., Hong Kong.
as above
?
?
Remarks: First steamship to be built in Hong Kong.
Nore. Ships in above list arranged in chronological order of building, and particulars were obtained from a variety of sources. Most of the above were auxiliary ships, that is, they were equipped with sails as well as engines, and methods of calculating tonnages varied,
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