A NEW STEAMER.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 710, 8 January 1910, Page 6

A NEW STEAMER.

for the new zealand shipping '•; ''' \■■'■■■: company. "; - ; : : ['■■; ," !.'THE: S.S.;!eUAHINB;':.;"■.-'.., This ; mcrning 'i the' New Zealand (Ship-; ping- .Cpmpany's magnificent: new . twinscre'wVsteainer,.'Euahine is "■ due'from'Plymbuth y via.: Teneriffe,.': ■ Cape • ; Tpwii;' ■ and : :-Hob'a'rt;: She'has,been',.specially built;for the' company?s trade• between,;LDndon and' New,. Zealand/ and f is on /her:. maiden. trip' ■ toiiWellipgtbn.. .-.■ .Launched,;v.by ; ''. Messrs^; Denny'' 8r05.,;, .pf Dumbarton, ,-'•,. on;; August . 21,;: she ■;was''the ..;iafg<it; steamer' to : !take.\the that Vmonihlw. Her registered.tqnnageJs 10,700 tpns.and.herprincipal dimensions.-are: 'Length,;. -480 .feet; b.readth,:.6o'feet;. and;. depth,- U feet'. She';has .accbm'inodatipri-for first,-:second, and-,:third-class passengers; and in' addi-, tion is fitted for .the frozen. trade. ; ' The. first-class.passengers':are accommo-, dated .in:,a, : large' deckhouse .amidships' oh. the shelter deck,, and- also:in speciil staterooms,'-oni.-the'.promenade Ideck..vA number.- ef pne-berth ; staterooms,:., .for which : there is a. steadily-growing ; d&r. inand, have :also .been fitted: Tlje■'. furni-: 'tufe.: for'.the .respective?-, staterooms , .-has been- designed iin walnut,; oak,' mahogany, and ash. ~A -few rooms : -are'.finishes .entirely in, : white.~,..,The ,firstclass.;staterpoms.are -'fitted -'.with 'electric'.fans' and be113,-and' : are: replete ~with every convenience ; that., makes"for 'the "comiortvof; .the passengers. , . , /The .first-class- dining saloon is'j situated-at: the fore" endi of .the midship deckhouse. ..The .sidesi ; ;of ; thia saloon are in waxed: oak, with, panelling of chaste, design.' The "ceilihg.nas 'been: panelled in^;pine, and painted.;white,',:a'nd' the ; floor .covered';with':, oak parquetry, . with' carpet runners. "The: upholstery ■is .in morocco, > and the"'furhish- ■ ing includes a'piano and ■ organ. ■: 'The firstclass ..lounge. pr. drawing-ropm;...is ar--ranged,: at' , the, fere. end ;• of tke .'promenade

deck;:;'.with ; .sides v ipahaUed";in: hardwood,' finished 'in /ivory; whi te,'-'with - .white;, brha- : mont-in^reli^; ; .the, ceiling:ftineJUsd,'.arid' the f.nooWcovered•■• with< Iho: n>sWass : 'smoking' , ' rpp'm... , attd.'-tHe first-elass : ■sppialvrooms , --'are«'situated ■ at .the- lore,end of the boat' doct'.• The 'sides' ,of ; each:;of; thpse ,'!sartments' ; are .framed: '■in, walnnt, ;>n.th. /figured ■■' ;panel|;;C. and' carved ■ ernament'., -in".' sycamore; "■■■ :■ the" fieiLlngs •.panelled/.,; and-' the Boor, laidwith; inter-locking: rubber- , ; tiles'; of: ; neat ..desig-n: , - •-.'i'lie.l.-number; > pf ■■■'publio; rpoiu's; , provided ■ fer; thp'.passenger's'. is 'a'.feature, of thisivessel.vt'iiere .beiiigin'o:fewer.tnaui ten.-,;; '\U.'ne.vse6onu'-Ciais' and:;.- tnird-oiiss' jcaterooins/c'anaj..-'tno : tnirtf-olass . uliuuff are, eitiiateVl' i theij'upper 'decK , :jit' tiVandj,' the .'.'second-ciass'-diningi- saioon at i.^e'i;al'l^.''^;toi' : itn'ei;iuoAp;''a«ci£v ibuse. Tne-jiecond and pasr'" seiigers aro prcviaiid 'alsp. witli : :a : siiioise'-'" rpom jaiid; a- ipuagei fpr ; -eScli■ '.class.--' • -'l'ne.■ ti'.^d.'.' : up.'v,mtn.\f^inw<aaftbnj''ibr'. ,, st(p'-' ; piemen tary. ,Uiird*iass''.'passengers, : .''i. ; and" there.:is', mechanicai- in. addition.:'tb-■ the prdinary ::Tentiiatioi tion.' ; 'i(as.-;;beeii.--'ind;di■■■portable,' SP'lVthat' the,.space :; raay.;ibe.''used :for : -cargo..iwien: required.. The;vessel-'carrieSjeixteenboats, .four:;on ,Weiin's'.'.patent'qiiadrant ; :dayits;: are':insulated for'the purposelofjoarrying'" frozen the ■: tyrOj after, -holds -■. being reserved . for ordinMy : ;cargo., ; cbnsistingfpfi..'two 'large'engin e'Sj/has. been'-.snp'plied'-'by'Haslam.-i bff-'Derby.Vaiid;is; arranged; on ..tho.-upper. deck.:, i ■ cargo -j gear'/ is 1 of'."theiin'ost. complete',- description j ; ithree-steam .'-.winches each, being, fitted', .to? .four;;of : the hatches,':andVtwp.steamcranes , ;tp the', remainingihatch:';-.-.:'The •vessel;is' lighted throughout >\nthVeleotrio' light. Electrio power,' ..besides'" being; used .'for. :ventilation'.,andiMatherdriving \purposes, has in; the jatewards'.department, .where .ai potato-peeling : iiia-: phiner -: a ; ..bootbrushing .macuine, Vand-a, silyerTcleaning .machine, are .fitted, v . The whole: of ■"■ the. j electric 'installatibn V. has' beenVfitted' byithe' .'■,■. .0 jK ■/;: ■ 'The;, machinery; for : driving■■;the ■will- consist.' of of■ sion"' engines; and .five' Bupplied .by. Messrs.: Denny .and- Cb., Dum-; barton. ' The'; : Euahmo; began ':her. trials' on the Clyde on'.'November s,,aiid;:the' results ware satisfactory, in- all-aespecte'.■'; "' ;,.With four-fifth's"bpiler , ppwer/'.pnly: in. use,: and' coal .:snoh'; ; as is ' being.' used: forthe voyage, ■-. a ■ speed; exceeding knots:'was.'obtained,'. the' vessel.having-a her,.Tordinary weight, on'-bbard.:;;, "With,'■ full ''ibb'ileV. -pbwoT the: result 'was-15.S- knots', mean per" hour-ra- speed, considerably in-excess, of "that required under-the contract'. ?On\ .the '.present trip'" she :'has'■'■ made-.' fine steaming ■perfonnance;':as ■■ she ; ;was■ ■ at• 'Hobart: three. ; days''ahWd-.of■'■'■ time-table: Captain : Greenstreet, late, of : ;-the -EimuT , taka, is .in' cbinmandi of ■ the Bnahine, .'and :, the^- .chief.^engineer , .;is .Mr. • .Evans, ; Nvho'Valsb;' acted'', as (resident; engine'ersurveypr '^ during: censtructipn.:.',:; ■.. • ..'