A NEW STEAMSHIP.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2660, 29 September 1881, Page 2

A NEW STEAMSHIP.

Captdin G. C, Lundborg, a Swedish naval architect, lias recently completed the designs for a steamship with a new form of bull, intended to give greater speed with moderate expenditure of power, as required, for instance, in Atlantic mail steamers. The greatest breadth of the vessel is at about onefourth of the total depth from the bottom, so that the bottom is very much flatter than usual. Above this line of greatest beam the sides of the vessel slope rapidly inwards for a considerable distance and then slope slightly outwards on the upper half of the ship, a cross-section of the vessel reminding one of door knob with a very thick neck. This form of cross section is maintained throughout the length of the vessel, modified, of course, at each end. The form is admirably adopted for the use of twin screws, and the calculations made indicate that the form is one admitting of the attainment of a speed exceeding 20 knots, probably also giving steadiness in a sea. The “ Engineer ” says the design appears to be full of promise. The first cost of vessels built on this plan would be considerable, and this will confine them to purposes where speed is a material consideration.