FERRY STEAMER

Hokitika Guardian, 28 August 1930, Page 1

FERRY STEAMER

UNION COY’S LATEST PROPOSAL. (By Telegraph— Association). WELLINGTON, August 28. Vickers Armstrong Ltd. have received a contract for the Union Steamship Coy’s, new ferry steamer for the Wellington-Lyttelton service. The new vessel will be built at Barrow-in- " Furness, and will have a turbo-electric drive, supplied by British Thomson Houston Company, of Rugby, in collaboration with Vickers Armstrong Ltd. Plans and specifications prepared by the Union C'ov. show the new ship will' embbdy the experience gained From the operation of the inter-is-land express passenger mail and cargo service, with specially designed steamers for nearly a quarter of a century.' In many respects the new vessel will be far in advance of the Maori. In size the new steamer will be about 1000 tons larger than the Wahine, and probably of approximately -5,000 tons gross. Provision is made for up to date accommodation for 1000 passengers in two classes. There will he special”suites and single rooms to meet the evergrowing demands of travellers, and- a large number of single berth and two berth rooms. Many of the latter are fitted with Pullman berths, convertible into one berth staterooms if required. A special feature will be the interior decorations and furnishings. The public apartments will accord with the latest in passenger liner design. For the rapid handling of mails, baggage, cargo and carriage of motorcars a special proposition has been made. The ship will he equipped with the most up-to-date ; appliances. Her designed speed,, fully loaded, is 20-J knots. The name has not yet been announced.