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	Wakool
History
Name	1898: Wakool; 1913: Kwanto Maru; 1917: Le Myre de Villers;
Owner	1898: Blue Anchor Line; 1910: P&O; 1913: Kishimoto Shokai Goshi Kaisha; 1919: French Government; 1923: Brabant et Pruvost;
Operator	1898: Wilhelm Lund
Port of registry	1898: London; 1913: Dairen; 1919: Marseille;
Builder	Sunderland Ship Building Co, Sunderland
Yard number	196
Launched	4 August 1898
Completed	26 October 1898
Identification	UK official number 109996; code letters QJNW; ;
General characteristics
Type	refrigerated cargo liner
Tonnage	5,004 GRT, 3,147 NRT
Length	400.0 ft (121.9 m)
Beam	47.5 ft (14.5 m)
Depth	20.2 ft (6.2 m)
Installed power	1 × triple-expansion engine; 580 NHP; 3,000 ihp
Propulsion	1 × screw
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h)
Notes	sister ships: Narrung, Wilcannia

SS Wakool was a refrigerated cargo liner that was launched in England in 1898.

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Bibliography

Mercantile Navy List. London: Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen. 1900 – via Crew List Index Project.

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