The Steamer Ionic.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 162, 14 June 1883, Page 3

The Steamer lonic.

■:-,..■•.-<■ :; I W^i!! n .<Bs9 n , ,?*P er «] ... r "f" \ The fpnjp j^a^pewj .yossel, and' the voyage; w^hict she; has jast completfd is her first, if we except tte short on? iftoni; ?Belfaßtvi- where ,■ '-aihe. (whbt biailt, to London. She is m eTei^iireapeobla vessel that does credit to the modern ghip-builder, and, at the same time, by fat>fch«lTargest- merchantmatf /.that has visited New Zealand waters. £he is the laie»o!ad6iitibn t6 ( tHfGfl?eF of the Oceanic BleamlNayi'aatidn * Company better known jftß;tjb^e^hi|e Star Linel and was, built by Slessrs Hailand^ and ! -Her n iaf Lexceeditnbße* of .' any" vessel" x ihait iiak 41fi broad, '82ft deep, with ia gross rJßgißiere4; tonnage of 5000, and.a ;h e t register : of "3070^- Her engines,' k|sb mapDfactnred Ivy Mesisrs Harland »nB ; afe of : ."' JOOO' ■tiW, ", fJX Tlie Ipnic^ig i. built of mild - stje'el, th^!duc.tile qtiaHty of ...whicii' eiTstires'' a '^j^v^m%i : '^i^^''w^ | wth 'Ughtriess, .She is worked; bjr |wb engines, so tlat m case otone of them •breaking down she can be driVep : by ;"tl(e regaining o^e at a reduced speied. Bhe^e'diTided into eight' 'watertight' ;cpinpaf ijnen ts ? i'the risk of the" 'ressel sinking through, accident : reduced to a minimum. She' is fitted with iwb refrigerating chambers, one of which was ;ueed throu«bout the voyage for keeping perishable stores, including fresh salmon and Deyorshire cream, a qaa^fil^' J df' tfie Jatiter^ shrp^e* aly Plymouth, HaVrag been brought into! port, f we are informed, m, .excellent. con- r 'drtion^ a> Ste ; iaVfowr toWß^jfc^^beiiig sqtiarViig^edV' ; pr'oVidlng- 'cb^siderab^e 7 eaiKng- power. She -is turite«backed for.c anihaffc, andiiathus, leesy liable \cn snfferfroin the'-efiyolifr l Wf^heaWy sejas bi eakinft oyer 'her. The vessel h is been- supplied throughout with electi ie billf/hdCahW Cold-water has been laid on to all the baths, and hot water pipjes vtfi'rbugh'-all "the passages, f s6; -that the atmosphere ; may i hei ikept at a> desirable temperature jin !^bld weather. The-wires of- an elec^ trie- light apparatus have been laid, but; they : are' not likely to- -be put m: Mao untilher 1 return to London. • ■'■—■■ j -