- Fate
- References
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{{Infobox ship image| Ship image=StateLibQld 1 201151 Whangape (ship).jpg | Ship caption=SS Whangape
}}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Ship country= | Ship flag= | Ship name=*Whangape (1899-1928) | Ship namesake= | Ship owner=*Union Steamship Company of New Zealand (1900-1928)- Chun Young Zan (1928-1935)
| Ship builder=T Richardson & Sons, Hartlepool | Ship yard number=470 | Ship operator= | Ship laid down= | Ship launched=16 December 1899 | Ship completed=March 1900 | Ship in service= | Ship out of service= | Ship struck= | Ship registry= | Ship identification= | Ship honours=*Battle honours: (RAN) | Ship fate=Scrapped in 1935 | Ship sunk= | Ship status= | Ship notes=
}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship class= | Ship type= | Ship tonnage=2931 gross | Ship displacement= | 320|ft|m|abbr=on}} | 44.8|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship height= | Ship draught= | Ship depth= | Ship power=Triple expansion steam engine | Ship propulsion= | Ship speed= | Ship range= | Ship endurance= | Ship complement= | Ship armament= | Ship armour= | Ship notes=
}} | Whangape was a 2931 gross tons cargo ship, built by T Richardson & Sons, Hartlepool in 1892 for the British Maritime Trust as Adriana, sold while on the slips to Elder, Dempster & Company and renamed Asaba. After being launched she was sold to the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand and renamed Whangape. She was chartered by the Royal Australian Navy and took part in operations against the German colonies in the Pacific with the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force during the First World War in 1914. She was returned to her owners in 1914. Whangape was sold in 1928 to Chun Young Zan (Moller & Co) and renamed Nanking. FateNanking was scrapped in China in 1935. References- {{cite book |last=Gillett |first=Ross |authorlink= |title=Australia's navy : past, present & future |year=1986 |publisher=Child & Henry |location=Brookvale, NSW |isbn=0-86777-178-X |oclc=}}
- {{cite book |last=Odgers |first=George |authorlink= |title=The Royal Australian Navy : an illustrated history |year=1982 |publisher=Child & Henry |location=Brookvale, NSW |isbn=0-86777-240-9 |oclc=}}
External links- Tee built ships - Whangape
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2011}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Whangape)}} 4 : 1899 ships|Auxiliary ships of the Royal Australian Navy|Ships of the Union Steam Ship Company|Ships built on the River Tees |