Taiping was a 4,324 tons steam ship built by
Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company
Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock was a Hong Kong dockyard, once among the largest in Asia.
History
Founded in 1866 by Douglas Lapraik and Thomas Sutherland (banker), Thomas Sutherland, the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company (known as Hong Kong Kowlo ...
,
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
in 1926 for the
Australian Oriental Line.
Operational history
''Taiping'' was requisitioned by the
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...
as a Victualling Stores Issuing Ship in 1941. She was returned to her owners in 1947.
Fate
''Taiping'' was broken up at Hong Kong in October 1961.
Notes
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1926 ships
Ships built in Hong Kong
Stores ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Ships built by the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Company