Basic Information
- Builder:
- CUSTOM
- Category:
- Cruising Yacht
- Sub Category:
- Express
- Model Year:
- 1930
- Year Built:
- 1930
- Country:
- Hong Kong
Dimensions
- LOA:
- 70' 2" (21.37mm)
- Beam:
- 12.99
- Min Draft:
- 12' 5" (3.78mm)
Speed, Capacities and Weight
- Max Speed:
- 12 Knots Kts. (14 MPH)
- Water Capacity:
- 750 Gallons
- Fuel Capacity:
- 3900 Gallons
Accommodations
- Total Heads:
- 1
- Crew Cabin:
- 1
- Crew Berths:
- 1
- Crew Heads:
- 1
Hull and Deck Information
- Hull Material:
- Wood
- Deck Material:
- Wood
- Hull Color:
- White
Engine Information
- Engines:
- 1
- Manufacturer:
- Caterpillar
- Engine Type:
- Inboard
- Fuel Type:
- Diesel
Overview
The Wayfoong steam launch was built in Hong Kong in 1930 as a slightly altered replica of her 1898 mothership. Commissioned as a workboat by the HSBC, she was famously used for “burning picnics” throughout the thirties, when the junior staff of the bank’s Note Cancellation Department would burn bag-loads of old bank notes as fuel in the boiler room furnace. After disappearing during the Second World War, she was recovered in Canton in 1945, stripped of much of her planking, which had been used as domestic fuel, and needing a complete refit. In 1948, her steam engine was replaced by a new diesel engine and she resumed her commission, towing cargo junks and carrying bullion to and from ships anchored in Victoria Harbour. Other duties included transporting currency to Hong Kong’s outer islands and transferring bank executives to ships moored in the harbour. In her later years, she was also used as a recreation boat for junior bank officers.
Equipment:
Main Engine: CAT Diesel 193kW @ 2800 rpm
Generator: Onan MDKBP 13.5kva
Furuno NT Max Chart plotter
VHF ICOM M304