U.S.A. LINERS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 May 1930, Page 5

U.S.A. LINERS

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NEWARK, May 18,

A message Horn Qufifc'y, Massachusetts states:—Officials of tiie City, tlu» State and the Nation'officiated at the ceremonies of - laying' ''tffiA keel of the first of two vessls ' for' -the Matson Shipping Line (which babies" on March 16th and May 9th, 1929, stated will develop a"’service acfos.4 1 the Pacific.) The first liner wifi bb 'launched in February, and the s'ecbiid one a few months thereafter. The ships are still unnamed; They will* fie" ( sister vessels The estimated cost -'is; approximately 80 million dollars each'/ 1 ' The length of each will be 632 feet the beam 79 feet, draft 28 feet, “and the displacemnt 25,885 tons. Tblrguaranteed trial trip speed- will be 20V knots," enabling a reduction to- be made in the 19-dav schedule for the Sari Francisco to Sydney 'rim, “The slvjpi will accommodate 620 : first class passengers and 217 tourist class.

Mr Brookes , (Australian. Commissioner! sent a cqngra ( tujfuory message, ffe stated: , “May permitted to express, the hope, on. behalf Wf my country, that the vessels;, whqn completed, will return on every occasion fvom Australia to, the>AUnited States laden to their gunwales with our produce Vl'fi'iL v : ? T -fr' r \ fiCl 3 “ i