NEW ATLANTIC LINER

Hokitika Guardian, 8 June 1923, Page 4

NEW ATLANTIC LINER

WORLD'S LARGEST 1.1 EE BO ATS. Ju the Ohio, the late.-t ship which the Royal 'Mail Packet Company has put into its service, there is liotaing that the scieme of the marine engineer has devised which is not placed at the disposal of travellers by sea (says the London "Daily Telegraph”). I lio.-e who do the voyage to Xew York in her. if they are mindful of conditions in ships which a generation ago did the North Atlantic trip, will marvel at the change that has been made for their accommodation. The old openberlh system for emigrants has gone for ever, and so much consideration is given for the third-class passenger that in the Ohio, at any rale, the third-

class ai conimoda't ion is superior to that arranged for cabin pas-eligeis a generation ago. IJiit in providing moi e contorts lor tile traveller in Ihe cheapest section of the ship the designers have not lergotieii that per--mis paying high-; lares demand n ine space an.l mote opoori unities for ioci'eatiuii, than rw re offered tin m in pre- ■■ ar V. nil's. | i ihe Ohio they n-ieive the ill'll .tmee fo, v.hoh the Royal Mail Steam I’ticket is lainous. Ihe cabins are large, lofty, and veil ventilated. and the spacious drawing, writing and smoking rooms aie tarnished willl admirable taste. The cabins provide for 2:’ff tirsl-ela- s passe■Mgers, and although the tirst-dass section ol Hie ship is planned on a scale to he attractive to all requiring luxurious accommodation. it is the second-class portion which gives evidence it ti.e enormous advance made in ocean travel. ’|j;,.. soc'.’l lulls, Hie writing-rooms, the saloon, in which more than 250 per-ons can he seated at Olio time foi; meals, and the spacious deck indicate that it is for the multitude rather than tlie millionaire that the mniine architect has been ill pains to p.i. vide. And an inspection oi the third-class quaiicrs eon firms that view.

The Ohio hi s a length ol 01 1 it. and a Iv'iim of 71 ft., and a gross Ir.nnnge of nearly IiI.OQO tons. As leviathans go she is no greyhound, but her engines hate a nower uliivh "ill enalile her to iliainlaill a sea speed cl seventeen knots, a pace conducive to comfort as well as safety. She will sail la-tween Hamburg. .Southampton, and Xeu Yoik, an.! there is this about her that those who go down to the sea in ships will appreciate—she has the 1.-ir-

■ ...t | jib boats cf any vessel in the mercantile marine, which shows that the Royal Mail Steam Peeke I is line to its tradition of looking alter the safety as well as the comfort of its passengers. That is no new policy. Although the company is comparatively new to the North Atlantic trade, it is one cl the oldest and largest passenger traffic hues in the world, and the experience it lias gained in a long period of years is now applied to its latest service. The company saw the advantages of Southampton as a home port 'before many of the other great English steamship lines were brought into being, and Southampton is proud that the Royal Mail Steam Packet steamers have sailed continuously from the port, since 1812. The Ohio is certainly worthy to uphold the good place which the company has consistently maintained in the British mercantile marine.