Greatest of Ocean Greyhounds.
■»■ In the steadily increasing siz° at ocean going steamships, the Great Extern has at last been surpassed in length though not in . tonnage. The Oceanic lately launched by Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Ireland, for the White Stair Line, is 704 ft long, with a gross tonnage of 17,000 while its developed horse-power U expected to exceed 40,000; the Great Eastern wa3 682 ft lon^, 18,900 tonnage and 7,660 horsepower. The Oceam'9 is expected to be able to oross the Atlantic in 4| days, and to consume 700 tons of coal per day. The following table gives particulars of some ships which were leaders in their day, and show how far in advance of her times tho Great Eastern was:-— Gross Lgtb. Br.
T'nge. ft. ft. H.P. Great Eastern 18,900 682 82 7,650 Britannic .. 5,000 455 46 5,650 Arizona .. 5,150 450 45 6,300 City of Borne 8,000 545 52 11,890, Alaska .. 6,400 500 50 10,500 Servia . . 8,500 515 52 10,300 Umbria . . 7.700 501 57 14,320 - L Paris . . . . 10,500 560 63 18.5 C* *' Teutonic .. 9,000 582 57£ 18,008 Campania .. 12,950 620 65 30,000 Kaiser Wi'h.-deGros-e.. 11,000 610 66 30,000 Oceanic . . 17,000 701 — —
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Manawatu Herald, 18 February 1899, Page 2
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194Greatest of Ocean Greyhounds. Manawatu Herald, 18 February 1899, Page 2
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