Colonial society (ship)

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Colonial society
The colonial society in 1912.
The colonial society in 1912.
Ship data
flag German EmpireThe German Imperium German Empire
Ship type Steamship
Shipyard Ulderup & Schlueter , Hong Kong
Commissioning 1912
Whereabouts self-sunk
Ship dimensions and crew
length
22.86 m ( Lüa )
width 4.72 m
measurement 73 GRT
 
crew ?
Machine system
machine Steam engine
Machine
performance 		130 hp (96 kW)
propeller 1

The colonial society was an expedition ship of the German Colonial Society and later a ship of the Imperial Gouvernement of German New Guinea .

history

The colonial society was built in 1912 by Ulderup & Schlueter on behalf of the German Colonial Society in Hong Kong . It was intended for the Empress Augusta River Expedition of 1912/13 in New Guinea . After the expedition, the colonial society donated the ship to the governorate of German New Guinea in September 1913 .

In the First World War , the colonial society sank on September 20, 1914 after being stranded.

literature

  • Erich Gröner : The German warships 1815-1945. Volume 7, Bernard & Graefe, Koblenz 1990, pp. 223-224.