A CHEAT STEAMSHIP.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 60, 12 March 1914, Page 4

A CHEAT STEAMSHIP.

Another important stage towards the •(,•;:•)! oieu of ike- construction of the „..,,,'... „;], m.mv Cunarder. Aouitanm.j Britc.i i's largo-: liner, was reached onj January 0, when tlie last of the for.rj huge funnels was placed in position.) The sliip was lying in the Clydebankj "Dock, which had to he lengthened owing to her immense size. ExtonsivO| preparations had to he made for hoist-j ing the funnel and lowering it into] position. Several hundred toon were; employed in the operations, including | a large hody of engineers and rivet-j ors waiting on the ship to scour" the. massive structure as it slowly descend-, e<l into the gaping space th.rough tlio. decks. It was lifted hy a crane of' ];"0 tons, and to ohtain the proper ad-j jnstment all the gangways had to he, taken away and the ship moved nhontj loft from the dock side. The width of the funnel, fore and aft. is 2Ux. or as largo as a railway tunnel. The top of the funnel is over 101 ft. above the keel. Each funnel with its section of up-takes and boilers weighs 1000 ions, ;ind the total for the funnels of 6000 tons will convey some idea of the massive proportions and extent of the machinery necessary to nropel the world's premier liner.