Vizcaya (1890)

SS Vizcaya (ex-Chusan) was a steel-hulled, steam freighter that operated in the Commonwealth of the Philippines.

[1][2] In 1896, she was sold to Chine Sische Kustenfahr Gesellchäft; her port of registry remained Hamburg.

[3] In 1900, she was renamed as Vizcaya after her sale to Mendezona & Cia of the Philippines; her homeport was change to Manila.

[9] Immediately prior to the outbreak of hostilities with Japan, she arrived in Manila from the Visayas Islands with a contingent of soldiers and cargo[9] and took shelter in Manila Harbor where the Asiatic Fleet was sheltered.

After the Japanese seized Manila, she was scuttled and beached in the north harbor to prevent capture sometime in December 1941.