VIBRATION TEST
Awatea's Record Crossing During the Awatea's recent record crossing of the Tasman, the chief engineer, Mr Ward, to test the vibration of the ship, which was travelling at 23 knots, . plaeed a glass, filled to within. one-eighth of an ineh of the top with water, and a two-shilling piece on the rail as far aft as possible and found that there was not a movement from - the coin or a ripple On the water in the glass. The ship was so steady throughout that Mesers I. Kelen and M. Szabados, the Hungarian tahle-tennis players, were able to give *an exhibitien that required considerahle accuracy. The days' runs for the voyage of 1#275 miles were: 5.37 p.m. Friday, October 1, to noon Saturday, 443 miles; noon Saturday to noon Sunday, 376 miles; noon Sunday to 11.05 p.m. Monday, 256 miles.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 26, 23 October 1937, Page 6
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