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SS Ypiranga
SS Ypiranga was a cargo liner that was launched in Germany in 1908 for the Hamburg America Line (HAPAG). In 1919 the United Kingdom seized her for World War I reparations. In 1921 Anchor Line acquired her and renamed her Assyria. In 1929 the Companhia Colonial de Navegação (CCN) bought her and renamed her Colonial. In 1950 she was sold for scrap, but she sank off the coast of Scotland while being towed to a scrapyard.
Ypiranga was built for HAPAG's route between Hamburg and Brazil, but in 1911 was transferred to the company's route to Mexico. There she became involved in the politics of the Mexican Revolution, first taking President Porfirio Díaz into exile in 1911, and then gun-running in 1914 in the Ypiranga incident.
In 1908 Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft in Kiel completed a pair of sister ships for HAPAG. Yard number 133 was launched on 21 December 1907 as Corcovado and completed in April 1908. Yard number 134 was launched on 3 May 1908 as Ypiranga and completed on 8 August. HAPAG gave both ships Brazilian names, as they were built for a service to Brazil.
Ypiranga's registered length was 447.0 ft (136.2 m), her beam was 55.1 ft (16.8 m), and her depth was 27.8 ft (8.5 m). Her tonnages were 8,103 GRT and 4,907 NRT. As built, she had berths for 1,312 passengers: 136 in first class; 126 in second class; and 1,050 in steerage.
Ypiranga had twin screws, each driven by a quadruple-expansion steam engine. The combined power of her twin engines was 332 NHP or 4,000 ihp, and gave her a speed of 13+1⁄2 knots (25 km/h).
HAPAG registered Ypiranga in Hamburg. Her code letters were RPWN. On 14 October she left Hamburg on her maiden voyage, which was to Brazil. In 1911 HAPAG extended her route to Río de la Plata.
In September 1910 Germany sold the battleships SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm and Weissenburg to the Ottoman Navy. Ypiranga repatriated the German crews that delivered them.
Early in her career, Ypiranga was found to roll badly. By 1911 this had been remedied by installing two antiroll tanks near her foremast and her mainmast, linked by a flying bridge. The flow of water between the tanks, controlled by regulating the movement of the air in the side branches, steadied her in rough seas. After this modification, Ypiranga was reputed to be particularly stable. Her sister ship Corcovado was similarly modified.
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SS Ypiranga
SS Ypiranga was a cargo liner that was launched in Germany in 1908 for the Hamburg America Line (HAPAG). In 1919 the United Kingdom seized her for World War I reparations. In 1921 Anchor Line acquired her and renamed her Assyria. In 1929 the Companhia Colonial de Navegação (CCN) bought her and renamed her Colonial. In 1950 she was sold for scrap, but she sank off the coast of Scotland while being towed to a scrapyard.
Ypiranga was built for HAPAG's route between Hamburg and Brazil, but in 1911 was transferred to the company's route to Mexico. There she became involved in the politics of the Mexican Revolution, first taking President Porfirio Díaz into exile in 1911, and then gun-running in 1914 in the Ypiranga incident.
In 1908 Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft in Kiel completed a pair of sister ships for HAPAG. Yard number 133 was launched on 21 December 1907 as Corcovado and completed in April 1908. Yard number 134 was launched on 3 May 1908 as Ypiranga and completed on 8 August. HAPAG gave both ships Brazilian names, as they were built for a service to Brazil.
Ypiranga's registered length was 447.0 ft (136.2 m), her beam was 55.1 ft (16.8 m), and her depth was 27.8 ft (8.5 m). Her tonnages were 8,103 GRT and 4,907 NRT. As built, she had berths for 1,312 passengers: 136 in first class; 126 in second class; and 1,050 in steerage.
Ypiranga had twin screws, each driven by a quadruple-expansion steam engine. The combined power of her twin engines was 332 NHP or 4,000 ihp, and gave her a speed of 13+1⁄2 knots (25 km/h).
HAPAG registered Ypiranga in Hamburg. Her code letters were RPWN. On 14 October she left Hamburg on her maiden voyage, which was to Brazil. In 1911 HAPAG extended her route to Río de la Plata.
In September 1910 Germany sold the battleships SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm and Weissenburg to the Ottoman Navy. Ypiranga repatriated the German crews that delivered them.
Early in her career, Ypiranga was found to roll badly. By 1911 this had been remedied by installing two antiroll tanks near her foremast and her mainmast, linked by a flying bridge. The flow of water between the tanks, controlled by regulating the movement of the air in the side branches, steadied her in rough seas. After this modification, Ypiranga was reputed to be particularly stable. Her sister ship Corcovado was similarly modified.
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