SSUsoga
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | SSUsoga |
| Namesake | The kingdom ofBusogainUganda |
| Operator | Uganda Railway1913–29;Kenya and Uganda Railways and Harbours1929–48;East African Railways and Harbours Corporation1948–75 |
| Port of registry |  Kisumu |
| Builder | Bow, McLachlan & Co,[1]Paisley,Scotland |
| Yard number | 284[1] |
| Launched | 1913[1] |
| In service | 1915[1] |
| Out of service | 1975[1] |
| Status | Derelict atKisumuas of 2007[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Troop ship,then passenger & cargo ship[1] |
| Tonnage | 800GRT;1,300 tons displacement[1] |
| Length | 220 ft (67 m)[1] |
| Beam | 35 ft (11 m)[1] |
| Installed power | One 400 hptriple expansion engine |
| Propulsion | screw[1] |
SSUsogais a disused cargo and passengerLake Victoria ferryinEast Africa.
History[edit]
Bow, McLachlan and CompanyofPaisleyinRenfrewshire,ScotlandbuiltUsogaand hersister shipSSRusingain 1913.[1]They were "knock down" vessels; that is, they were bolted together in the shipyard at Paisley, all the parts marked with numbers, disassembled into many hundreds of parts and transported in kit form by sea toKenyafor reassembly.
Usogaentered service on the lake in 1915 and was atroop shipduring theFirst World War East African Campaign.[1]After theArmisticeshe entered civilian service as a Lake Victoria ferry.
In 1975 theEast African Railways and Harbours Corporationlaid her up at the Lake Victoria port ofKisumu.[1]In the 1990s she sank at the quayside and she was still there in 2006[1]and 2007,[2]along with the slightly earlierSSNyanzafrom the same fleet.[2]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- McCrow, Malcolm (2007)."Death of a Fleet at Kisumu".Memories of East Africa.— photos of various former EAR&H ships lying derelict atKisumu,including SSUsogaandSSNyanza
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