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Steam Paddleship "Nanning"

Submitted by Chinarail on Sun, 2021-04-25 15:10
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1901

The paddlesteamer S.S. "Nanning" was constructed by Hong Kong engineers & shipbuilder G. Fenwick & Co. in 1900  at their yard on the East Praya (Wanchai) The ship, 349 tons had a length of 147ft in length and a beam of 31 ft.. It had a stern paddle and shallow draft engabling it to navigate the  non too deep West River above Canton ( Guangzhou) . It was operated on the Canton-Wuchow (梧州 Wuzhou ) Line , belonging to the Hongkong, Canton and Macao S.S. Company.

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