The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 359, 21 May 1928, Page 2

The Log Book

PERSONAL. —The Kaimanawa has resumed running after survey, and Captain A. R. Stewart retains command of the vessel. Mr. R. C. Ingram is acting-chief officer, and Mr. A. J. Matheson is actingsecond officer of the vessel. The Maheno proceeded to Lyttelton on Friday in command of Captain A. H. Prosser. He has Mr. C. .1. Hack worth as chief officer, Mr. S. A. Smith as second officer, and Mr. 1-1. H. Pike as third officer. Messrs. A. R. Champion, second officer of the Marama, and S. C. Angus, second officer of the Maunganui, have exchanged ships. Mr. N. H. Pearson, who has passed examination for nis master’s certificate, has been appointed second officer of the Katoa. SLOOPS DOCKED TO - DAY.—-The two sloops, H.M.S. Veronica and H.M.S. Laburnum, went into dock this morning for cleaning and painting. TUTANEKAI TO SAIL.—The Government steamer Tutanekai, which arrived in Auckland on Saturday, sails at 6 a.m. to-morrow for Mokohinau, Hen and Chickens, and northern and west coast lighthouses. KAIRANGA FOR N E WCASTL E.—The local office of the Union Company advises that the collier Kairanga leaves Auckland at 5 o’clock this afternoon for Newcastle, where she loads for Wellington. HI NEMO A REPORTED.—Radio advice from Rarotonga has been received by Spedding, Ltd., that the Government steamer Hinemoa, en route from Auckland on a leper cruise, is expected to clear Suva on June 1 for Auckland. PORT VICTOR LEAVES MONTEVIDEO.—CabIed news has been received by the C. and D. Line that the Port Victor left Montevideo on Thursday for Rio de Janiero and London, en route from Lyttelton. The vessel left Lyttelton on April 27. NORFOLK FROM LIVERPOOL.—AIthough no radio message has been received, the New Zealand Shipping Company expects the Federal steamer Norfolk to arrive at Auckland about Friday from Liverpool. The vessel is bringing general cargo for discharge at Auckland. Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. MANUKA AT MELBOURNE. —The Union Company has received cabled news that the Manuka arrived at Melbourne at S a.m. on Friday from Wellington. The vessel is scheduled to leave the Victorian port at 10 a.m. next Wednesday for Wellington direct, and is due there on Monday, May 2S, sailing the foliowing day for Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff and Melbourne,

MAKURA AT WELLINGTON. —En route from Sydney, the Union Company’s R.M.S. Makura arrived at Wellington this morning. To-morrow at 3 p.m. she leaves Wellington for Rarotonga, Papeete and San Francisco. IRON MONARCH DUE.—The Scott Fell steamer Iron Monarch left Newcastle on Friday morning with a full cargo of coal for Auckland. She is due on Thursday. Dalgety and Company, Limited, are the local agents. KANNA DUE TO-NIGHT.—Due at Auckland at 8 o’clock this evening from Greymouth, the local office of the Union Company advises that the collier Kanna will, after discharge, proceed to Noumea thence Walpole Island, to load phosphates for Bluff. POOLTA FOR AUCKLAND.—CabIe advice received by the local office of the Union Company states that the Poolta, from Clarence River, via Port Stephens, leaves Newcastle to-morrow for Auckland, Wellington, Timaru and Greymouth. She is due here about Monday next. MAUI POMARE FOR WELLINGTON. —Advice has been received by Spedding, Ltd., that the new Clivernment steamer Maui Pomare is to leave Apia, Samoa, on Wednesday for Niue Island and Wellington. She is expected to arrive at Wellington on the morning of June 1. M ARAM A REPORTS. —A radio message received this morning by the local office of the Union Company states that the passenger steamer Marama is expected to arrive in the stream at Auckland at noon to-morrow from Sydney. She will later berth at the Queen's Wharf. At 3 p.m. next Friday she leaves here on her return trip to Sydney. TASMANIA LOADING.—To continue her loading, the New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Tasmania arrived at Auckland this morning from Opua and berthed at the Prince’s Wharf. To-mor-row she leaves here for Napier, thence Lyttelton and Wellington to fill up and should clear the latter port finally on June 2 for West of England ports, via Montevideo and Las Palmas. SCHELDE PAS RADIOS.—A wireless report received from the Belgium steamer Scheldepas states she will arrive from Antwerp at midday next Thursday. She has a full cargo of basic slag for discharge at Auckland and Wellington. The New Zealand Shipping Company are the local agents. The vessel sailed from Antwerp on February 29, and cleared Panama on April 12. She is making an unusuallyprolonged voyage, her average speed from Panama being only 6.5 knots. PUKEKO IN PORT.—The Richardson Line’s new steamer Pukeko arrived at Auckland from Napier at midday on Saturday. She is at Central Wharf. The vessel is now the largest steamer in the company’s fleet, and is similar in design to the Pakura. She will be dry-docked at Auckland for cleaning and painting, and will then take up the Auckland-East Coast bay trade, In place of the Mako, which is to undergo overhaul and survey, Captain A. McLachlan is in command of the Pukeko, and the following are the officers: Chief, Mr. D. Horn; second, Mr. P. King; chief engineer, Mr. .T. Waites; second, Mr. H. Dickie; third, Mr. J. McCallums chief steward, Mr. S. L. Bennett. ZEALANDIC IN PORT.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's new motorship Zealandic, which arrived at Lyttelton on May 5 from Newcastle-on-Tyne, and has since loaded at Bluff and Wellington, arrived at Auckland this morning, and berthed at the Queen’s Wharf to fill up for Home under the agency of A. S. Paterson and Company. She is to leave Auckland at daybreak on Wedday for London, via Panama. The Zealandic is of the same pattern as the Coptic, Taranaki and Karamea, which have also been constructed for the company to be employed in the New Zealand trade, and is of the complete superstructure type, with long bridge amidships. She is easily distinguished externally from the company’s other regular traders to New Zealand by her squat funnel, which rises only a few feet above the navigating bridge. She has a plain stern. The vessel was built by Swan Hunter, Wigham Richardson, at their* yards at Wallsend-on-Tyne. Her gross tonnage is 8,281, net 5,108. She is altogether a beautiful vessel, her furnishings throughout being of a luxurious character for a cargo-carrier. The captain’s suite of rooms, situated on the upper bridge, is finished in mahogany and sycamore. The officers’ cabins on the lower bridge are done in oak. The staterooms, saloon, dining room, smokeroom and doctor’s cabin are also excellent in design, workmanship and general equipment, while the big, roomy galley is provided with all modern appliances for cooking. Provision is made for the carrying of eight saloon passengers. The vessel has 66 of a crew, including three cadets. For her class she is the highest powered Vessel afloat. Her two sixcylinder units of the Wallsend Sulzer single-acting two-stroke type, are each designed to develop 3,725 b.h.p. These engines are the largest of the Sulzer type constructed in Great Britain for installation in ships. For the supply of the required amount of the electric power four Mirrlees, Bickerton and Day four-cycle, single-acting, Diesel engines, each of 400 b.h.p., and coupled to Sunderland forge dynamoes of 275 k.w., are installed. Twenty silent electric winches are suparound the engine room. The vessel’s has six holds, all of which are insulated, with the exception of No. 6, which, together with other spacious decks, will be utilised for general cargo. Her refrigerated space totals 404,000 cubic feet, and she can carry 135,187 carcases of mutton. The vessel’s ’tween decks are fitted for the carriage of fruit and cheese, with five Sirocco fans to circulate the cool air. Electric auxiliaries are utilised throughout the ship. The Zealandic’s hatches vary in size from 16ft 6in up to 27ft 6in by 16ft 6in square. Each hatch is splendidly equipped with the latest gear for the efficient and expeditious handling of cargo. Most motor-ships carry their oil supply in a double-bottom, but the Zealandic carries 2,000 tons of oil, which is sufficient for the round trip to New Zealand and back Home, in tanks built ariund the engine room. The vessel’s principal dimensions are: Length, 500 ft; beam, 64ft; depth, 42ft lOin. The Zealandic left Newcastle-on-Tyne on March SO, in ballast, for Lyttelton, via Panama. Fine weather was experienced across the Atlantic to Panama, where the vessel arrived on April 14, 15 days out from Newcastle-on-Tyne. She sailed from Panama on April 15, and fine weather prevailed until she reached the longitude of 150 west. Here a boisterous westerly was encountered, considerably delaying the vessel’s speed. The trip from Panama to Lyttelton ocupied 20 days, or a total of 35 days for the trip from England to New Zealand. The ship’s motors having to be run in, she was not run at her best, but it is expected that under economical consumption she will attain an average speed of 16 knots. Captain J. H. Gaskell, R.D., R.N.R., who is in command, has the following officers associated with him:—Chief officer, Mr R. G. Ireland; second, Mr. E. Baker; third, Mr. G. Harney; fourth, Mr. F. Sainsbury; cadets, Messrs. R. J. Owen, R. J. Williamson and J. F. Pugh; chief engineer, Mr. R. K. Craig; senior second, Mr. H. Craven; junior second, Mr. E. Nicol; senior third, Mr. J. W. Baston; junior third, Mr. J. R. Lloyd; senior fourth, Mr. J. Allan; junior fourth, Mr. J. B. Turner; fifth, Mr. E. R. Boulton; sixth, Mr. T. Newby; seventh, Mr. G. Finley; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr. C. Arcus; second, Mr. J. Durward; first electrician, Mr. J. Forbes; second, Mr. J. H. Shaw; third, Mr. S. Polwarth. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland: Aorangi, Tofua, Diomede, Marama, Kairanga, Scheldepas, West Camona, Port Curtis, Norfolk, Kaponga, Raranga, Port Auckland, Kaitangata, Prunus. Chatham Islands:. Ruahine, Tainui, Somerset, Mahia. Wellington: Maori, Wahine, Ngaio, Arahura, Tamahine, Niagara, Maunganui, C. A. Larsen, Queen Eleanor, Sussex, Mesopotamia, Rimutaka, Hororata. Awarua: Tahiti, Hurunui, Tamaroa, Turakina, Matakana. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS SATURDAY ARAPAWA (9 a.m.>, 251 tons, Pert, from Raglan and Kawhia. The Rarawa sails from Oneliunga at 3 p.m. to-day for New Plymouth. She is due back at 7.30 a.m. on Wednesday, and sails on the return trip at 3 p.m. on Thursday. The Hauturu is due at Onehunga tomorrow morning from Hokianga. She sails at 4 p.m. the same day for Raglan, Kawhia and Waikato Heads. The Arapawa leaves Onehunga to-day for Wanganui, and is due back about Friday morning. The Totara, which put into New Plymouth yesterday on account of bad weather, left that port this morning for Onehunga, where she is now due to-mor-row morning. The vessel is now expected to be dispatched for Nelson and Pic ton on Wednesday.-