A New Turbine Steamer.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7971, 7 November 1905, Page 2

A New Turbine Steamer.

Ttil.u. Tltll' (.)F THE M'AIIEXO. •LOXDOX, Sept. 80. A cMcrda.v, at tlve invitation respectively of the owner.*} (tlie 1 'iiitm Steflnu Ship Company of NVw Zealand wml of t'lie builders (M.essrs W. Denny & Bros.. <>l (Dun-barton), a numerous company attended Hie trial trip of the line new steamer Maheno, the la*test Cl\de creation, tor the enterprising colonial shipping company. '1 hi' Maibeilo is tlie largest passenger vessel that the Union Company possesses, ami their second of the 'turbine 'they ii living- 'been among the first companies to take adwrnfr age in this new method of propulsion. Tile Loongana, which' has conijiMrrt a year's active service in (lie most

satisfactory manner, was among 'lh« very- earliest orders received by MeS' Ms Denny. 1 may describe- tile Ma--iieno as an elaboration of the usual type of intercolonial vessels, of w-hich the Union Company possesses so nam tine examples. She is elaborately tilted out for passengers, of whom, she can carry o>>;j first-class, 1 Hi second, and (50 third-class. The rcquir.jnients of the cargo service 'have not been neglected, as will be seen from ttm fact that her trial hud to be carried "utwith not less than HI MX) tons of :dendweight. on 'board, while if loaded down to her marks she could aarry more than this. At Iter lirst oflicial trial, at full power, with all boilel's in use, the Maheno easily attained u mean speed of 17.5 knots, and at the second trial, which had to be done with a third of her boilvrs shut down, Ihe speed maintained for six hours, as per contract, was 1.(5. t knots, considerablv ivvor t'hu guarantee. As regards :her internal arrung-o-ments, the first-class saloon is situated on the upper 'deck forward, and hfls laliki-accommodation for 88 passengers. The lirst-clnss music saloon, which is situated in the forward deck louse, on the shad-pdeck, is a spacious, lolty -and 'tasteful 'apartment. is well lighted 'by squaic -windows on 1 hrce si'des, and 'by a massive sky- - light filled in wilt. richhl stained glass. I lie tirst-class smoke r<iom is out/ ol the most effective apartments in the ship by reason of its loftiness, Size and railway carriage dome roof. Tt is framed throughout in an.lndian, wood, resembling eld Spanish nuihw gany in its ligure, and is of fr*!t classic design, simply treated, the panelling being diamond shape and fielded. file ladies' retiring and cloak room (first-class-) arc arranged on the main, upper, and shade deck. The one on the upper deck is in whitefiuvuic) Hie others, which are most artistic apartments, are in panelled .sycamore, the panels being in a dainty Japanese design of appltblossom sprays and 'birds.

Hie second-class dining saloon it situated on the upper deck aft., and i s a commodious And airy apartment. The -tables are urrnnged to dim; til, and by means of hinged backs -to tile sofa seats Hi sleeping' berths can lie provided. The secimd-clnsri smoki, room and ladies' deck saloon are on the stride rleuk aft. They are panel Iwl n simple 'design with cednr «;ood. Clear polished. They are veil lighted, roomy and comfortable, and altogether the accommodation for the second-class passenger is of a verv Ijigh order. Third-class passenger, Jtu* plaen! on iln> main decka/l. A pantry. balliroom, and sulliciLMiLlavator.v accommodation are all in connection with the saloon, while adjoining and finished -in a similar manner -is an apart iiirnl set aside for a limited number ol ladies. Ihe first-class staterooms, wliicli arc arranged for two, three, -and foil,passengers, -a„d which are practical!;, suuilai to the second and'third-chiss" we very elaborately filled out hav-' »ig lolding 'berths. Kach stnteroon, ins Captain Cameron's patent berth laddeis mul litebeH racks, live latter a great improvement lipon the ordinary method of fixing t,h e leaving appliance*. Th 0 boalsarc verv anipIf- 111 number, viz.. one slean, launch, eight li.ebi.ats, one culler. one d i'lfi-v and Iwo Derthon boats. T|>,, ijoais ire carried upon Cameron'* improved pattern 'dropping chocks. The cooking and serving arrangemeii'ls are ol a Very high-class order, both galley and pantry heiiiL* filled with the necessary ranges ; potato similiters, ISain-.Uarie pans, grills, hot. presses, t-(c.

•I'he Mnlic-iio is propelled by u so t arsons pah-nt turbines, constructed b.v Messrs Hc.iid.v ami Co., „f [ )uJn . barton. -There are three turbines, ll,nil mill Iwo low-pressure, work-i-mr Utfoo slwHs, with (hwpropellors.il, •ill. Ihe coirdensvrx mv phiced Um -.111(1 all. at, the side „r Hi,, turbines -team is supplied liy four cvKmlrical til,iil,ir hoiters. two .double-ended ,-Vm" S , " e " l a wm ' ki »K P'i-s«uio. . I.,(II h per square inch, and mted . Ilojv eiv's system of force,? laiißlil. lhe go-astern -turbines aro !onltunci Iwif-hin the low nrmwrft «»>«' .work ,m ,1,,. wing shafts The y* :Z"!f ?T '? 'culai-ly well i the ivhoh. of the en-gines be"lji easily controlled |,y one .•Hffiiic-er T hfi auxiliary machinery is very comI. ~ and consists of n j r a i>;l ei rallying pumps to each main enndenser. . i sot consists of two Edwards' Hi' pumps and one centrifugal pump driven by simple two-cylinder ciiffine; Lwo Weir's feed pumps; auxiliary condenser with necessary pumps ; (wo lOKfje duplex pumps forbilg-e and )mlInst iiurpos-es; a Cain! ami liayner distiller, and a verHeal -duplex nvasli Ic.ck and tiro engine; kliiiHui-.v pump, slomird'* pump, water service ptuup •»1 pumps, etc. V '