NEW ABERDEEN LINER.
SUCCESSFUL TRIAL RUN. . . !■' " ■ ■ '■ By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright | . ' . London, January 24. The Aberdeen liner Themistocles.' had a successful trial run from Cardiff to London. . Many Australian and Now Zealand shippers were present on her arrival. ■ The new steamer has been built by Messrs. Harland. and Wolff, Belfast, and is about 12,000 tons gross. Like the majority of modern steamers, the Thomistocles is..fitted.with twin-screws. Wireless telegraphy is to be installed, also submarine signalling apparatus, which is found of great convenience in waters where there- are submarine signal stations for finding the position in foggy weather. A complete system of watertight compartments has been arranged, so that two of the compartments may be completely filled without sinking, the steamer.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1035, 26 January 1911, Page 5
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118NEW ABERDEEN LINER. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1035, 26 January 1911, Page 5
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