THE LARGESTSHIP AFLOAT.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 53, 26 October 1889, Page 2

THE LARGESTSHIP AFLOAT.

Tns WHte Btar Line have placed upon the Atlantic high seas their n«w steamship, the Teutonie. end the reasel took part in the recent review of tha British fleet at RpitheaJ, were she was a seaspieuous and iatsrestiae; object. The weasel has been built by Ve«srs Harlaml and Wolff, of Ttelfsat. sad ia sspactslly remarkable es being thn first merchant vessel constructed to complr with ths conditions of on AJmiraHr isheidy. The Tentanie was fitted for the naval review with four of her complement of twelve guns. Th««< bars a range et extreme elevation of »ver five miles. The ship is spoken of bv experts as absolutely the safest ifloat. The most cunning principles Hewn to modern nsvsl srohitectore save been applied in her construction. rhe vessel so far answers every expectation. Her trial Atlantic trip was Warred until after the naval review, tad her fortunes will be wstslmd with mriosity. The engines develop 17.000 bores power, ead tke maehinery, in Msordaaee with Adeairsltv reqaire* nents, bee ell been placed below the rster-line. The Teutonic is 582 feet oaf, tke largeet ship afloat, nn<l tbe rross tuaveesm is b,08«. There is teeeamedsriea •wowided for .100 firstlass, 150 second, and 730 steersfe MMSugin. The fittings and deoorn|ow ere of s mafoifieent kind, aid it say he seid that no vessel sfloat can sassk this ia splendour of appoint. •Mis s» eeearaey of enantific ppnenes. Tt is a natural subject 0 f trtdsthatineb afcsaelrh<rajdVt.<. -.,...; ut of sa Irish shi;<'> ••'ldiiif yu.! ■