The Allan Turbine Liners.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7834, 29 May 1905, Page 2

The Allan Turbine Liners.

Although the first ocean turbine liner to cross the Atlantic—the Victorian— nnly succeeded in making the passage from Liverpool to Halifax nt n n average speed of 13} 'knots, it is generally acknowledged that* she proved the value of Mr Parsons' invention. There was nn utter übsencc of vibration throughout the voyage, bud weather notwithstanding. The Victorian left in a gale, and bad) to go south as far us tho latitude of New York to avoid ice, thus lengthening her voyage by more than 300' knots. In engineering, as in everything else, experience teaches, but the success of the Allan Line is definite and decisive Experts and engineers with the Victorian report that the ship.steered well, and Captain M'.Nichol, who is in command, is satisfied that in the best, season she will run an average of 18 knots, nnd 17 in moderately fair weather. She reached Halifax (Nova Scotia) in 7d 24h SOmjn, nnd though the boilers "primed" occasionally, the turbines worked well all through, and nt times' almost perfectly. The engines are constructed to do. and on trial ha/ve done, 250 revolutions per -minute, and on the voyage out the consumption of coal was 180 tons 'daily.Mr W. Allan told the people of Quebec that his company intended building a line of 19-knot turbine steamers to call at all the St. Lawrence ports. ~_. ~,