SHIP LAUNCHES.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 23, 23 July 1864, Page 2

SHIP LAUNCHES.

Broin the building-yard of Mr. .-, John Smith, Inchests fine clipper ship of- 77;6, t0ns builder's/ snd about 700 tons new measurement. -She m named Alexandrina by Mies Christina Smith, daughter of the builder, and is intended for the Australian trade.

A tfctee-maited schoonei 1 , hfttned -theiG-lehesk, Was* recently lau&'ched from tho buildifcg«yard of Mr. Kobert Lines, 'of North Leith. The vessel is 206 tons' register or 370 tons burthen,, and is of a very "light draught of wator in "accordance with her tonnage. The Glenesk has been bought by John Warrick, Esq., of Leith, and is expected, after takings shorfc»yoyage- or two -to»test^hersea-going,. qualities, to go in the Leith and. New Zealand trade. She will be commanded by/ Cfaptain j Lawson, of Montrose. '•■' *'.'-• On May 6th, from thTbi^i^g^aM" of 'Heßrs? J. andT. Jones, of -Aberystwith; -'aAilipperfbrig, burthen about 300 tons,- classed A 1 12 years at Lloyd's. She is fitted pufc;^th-the latest, mode*m. improvements, including wife rigging,; self-reefing topsails, &0., and is to be 'employed in the Southern trades. The ceremony of. naming her the Sarah' Philips was performed by ?Miss-'Rolj'erts. On; May 6th! there' was launched 'from 'the | building-yard of Messrs. A. and J. IngUs, Pointhouse] on the Clyde, a. twin screw steamer, the j Platypus, 37.0 tons . BM.J "With'; friction geared j engines 50-ftorse*pbwer. -The'cerembhy bf hahiihg the Vessel was performed by MijßS ,S. ;■ Erskine, of , county Louth. This is the first vessel fitted with a double screw and driven by friction gear that has beehrbuilt"in>Glasgow; "She is intended for the Queensland Steam Navigation Company, for their rivor traffic, 7 and was built under the superintendence; pf . Captain PfttullQ, the oompany's -representative^' ; p. J'J'y.4.4, .'A, „-* V