21 KNOT AVERAGE
AWATEA'S MAIDEN VOYAGE TASMAN CROSSING IN TWO IAYS 13 HOURS [Per United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, September 20. Sitting in his cabin on the Awate* as she sped towards Sydney at mor» than 20 knots on her maiden voyage from Auckland, Captain A. H. Davey reported on the excellent progress the vessel was making in a conversation with the ‘ New Zealand Herald ’. to. night. It was the first time a newspaper m New Zealand had interviewed a cap. tain in a ship at sea by radio-tele-phone. “ Everything has gone very well,; We are now 1,038 miles from Auckland and 243 miles from Sydney,” Captain Davey said. He added that the vessel had met a heavy southwesterly swell on Saturday and a fresh northerly breeze to-day. Nevertheless, she had averagd 21 knots for the trip up to 7 o’clock to-night, with only four of the six boilers being used. The day’s run from noon on Saturday to noon to-day was 514 miles. The Awatea will be at Sydney Heads at 6 o’clock to-morrow morning, the crossing taking two days and 13 nours. ,
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Evening Star, Issue 22449, 21 September 1936, Page 3
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18321 KNOT AVERAGE Evening Star, Issue 22449, 21 September 1936, Page 3
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