SS Nyanza (1907)
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SS Nyanza is a disused passenger-cargo steamer on Lake Victoria in East Africa. She is one of seven Clyde-built ships called Nyanza that were launched between 1867 and 1956.[2]
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SS Nyanza and MV Reli in Kisumu | |
History | |
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Name | SS Nyanza |
Namesake | Nyanza Province, southwest Kenya |
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Port of registry | Kisumu |
Builder | Bow, McLachlan & Co,[2] Paisley, Scotland |
Yard number | 220[2] |
Launched | 1907[2] |
Completed | 1907 |
Maiden voyage | 1907 |
In service | 1907 |
Status | Laid up as of 2007 in Kisumu |
General characteristics | |
Type | Passenger-cargo ship[2] |
Tonnage | 812 GRT[2] |
Installed power | Two 450 hp triple expansion engines supplied by Babcock & Wilcox boilers[1] |
Propulsion | Twin-screw propellers[2] |
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