General cargo ship “Sinkiang” at Singapore, 28th April 1980.
Owner: Taikoo Navigation Co. Ltd., Hong Kong
Flag: British
Builder: Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschaapij, Amsterdam (Hull-456)
Gross tons: 6,057
Deadweight: 7,913
Length overall: 143.8 m
Max. draft: 8.109 m
Engine; 6-cylinder Doxford diesel, 7,500 b.h.p., by builder
Service speed: 17 knots
Completed June 1954 as “Troubador” for Wilh. Wilhelmsen, Oslo
Sold November 1971 to Sold to China Navigation Co., Hong Kong (manager John Swire & Sons Ltd., London), renamed “Sinkiang”
Sold 1973 to to Eggar Forrester (Holdings) Ltd., London; continued operating by China Nav. Co., & managed by Swire.
Registered ownership transferred 1976 to Blue Funnel Line-China Mutual S.N.Co.
Registered ownership transferred 1977 to Taikoo Nav.
Sold July 1980 to Kaohsiung shipbreakers