STEAMING RECORD BROKEN.
v*■'■:■ ■■'■'•• '-: : ""-, -'.'v*V,V. '■' .'"•; />' • ■ • S.S. MAHENO ACCOMPLISHES A ::'■■{ v;.;v;':' ; '''\tfEAT-. ■"-. /■ ; 'V O" • ■ , Between £35,000 and £40,000 has been spent, on ■ the Union .Company's steamer Maheuo at Port Chalmers during the :past two months; and the result is that tho vessel arrived at Wellington yesterday, practically anew ship.. From stom to; stern, the Ma'heno has been' renovated, and brought right up to date. Most of the. money has been /spent .'on . her new niachiiiery-Tgearod turbines of the' latest 'type—and the vessel's spped : has boon increased from '13.5; knots to Y1.5 knots per hour,' on a 25 per 'cent, reduction of coal consumption. - On, her trial run up from Port Chalmers to this port the Maheiw covered the journey of 320 miles at an ■average-speed l of 16.5 knots.per hour. 'This was accomplished with an inferior quality of coal,, mid at a. reduced pressure .'of 1201b. of etoam on the new turbines. The top pressure is: 1351b,; and it'is estimateel that whon this anmnt of stoam is.generated tho MnhenoWill forge through the vyater at about 18 knots por hour. The vessel cut the distance out between Otago and Wellington; Heads in just under 20 hours—a record.' . ' , ":
> One of the great advantages to the travelling public which has beon gained by the installation of the new engines is a total absence of vibration under all circumstances. ;, ■ •'.
When.the steamer was built alio was. propelled by three sets of turbines—two high-pressure engines and ; a low-pres-sure engine—which drove tlirce propellers. 'The whole-of this machinery'lias boen removed, and two new sets of geared turbines installed. • The centro shaft, and propeller, have been done away with, and the vessel has been fitted with two shafts only. Every detail in the passenger' accommodation has boen attended to, and the saloons, etc., have been upholstered in the latest style. . The dining saloon and music room are works of art. The colourings in theso particular portions of the Malieiio arc beautiful. Passengers' comfort has been studied in all.the cabins and state-rooms. On tlio promonado deck, eight new stato-r.ooms have been -built on the two-berth principle.'
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2198, 10 July 1914, Page 7
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345STEAMING RECORD BROKEN. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2198, 10 July 1914, Page 7
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