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Taranaki Daily News, 11 October 1922, Page 5

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UNION COMPANY’S STEAMER. DARING ADVANCE MADE. By Telegraph.—Press Assn .—Copyright. Received Oct. 10, 7.35 p.m. London, Oct. 9. Mr. Archibald Hurd, writing in the Daily Telegraph, says the Union Steam Ship Company’s order for a new steamer for the Vancouver service represents the most daring advance ever undertaken since motor-ships were discussed. Such a huge internal combustion ship would a decade ago have been regarded as madness. The order speaks well for the Union Company’s motor-engine maker’s enterprise, which has put the motor-ship’s advantages to a supreme test. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn: THE VANCOUVER SERVICE. LUXURIOUS SHIP PLANNED. The head office of the Union Steam Ship Company has received fuller particulars of the new steamer which is to be built for the Vancouver-New Zealand-Sydney eer- . vice. The vessel, which in an engineering sense will be an innovation, is now in hand, no time being lost by the Fairfield Company, of Glasgow, her builders. The steamer will be what is known as a Diesel ship, the engines of which are of the internal combustion type. This will allow of a construction, so far as passenger accommodation is concerned, giving much greater space and far more comfort than is possible with a steam-driven vessel, for no boiler space is required and no coaling will be necessary. Her speed will be 18* knots (the Niagara is 174 knots). She will be the fastest Diesel ship yet built, and a notable advance in marine engineering. The highest speed of Diesel ships today is 14 knots. The dimensions of the new ship are as follow: Length 600 ft., beam 72 ft., depth 46 ft. 6 in. Provision has been made for an equipment of 16 silent winches, an improvement that passengers who have to sleep on board while cargo is being worked will very much appreciate. Cargo carrying will be an important feature, for the company has strong faith in the development of the trade across the Pacific. The luxurious character of the passenger accommodation on steamers in the North Atlantic trade will be emulated to a large extent. She will have accommodation for 920 passengers in all, 411 first class, 276 second and 233 third. The first class passenger accommodation will have 53 one-berth cabins, 322 two-berth cabins (including eight cabins de luxe), 16 bedroom suites, and 36 three-berth cabins. There will be one, two, and four-berth cabins in the second class. There will be a verandah cafe and gymnasium.