BIG SHIPS.
,i"ln. 1913 'and 1914 there will be 'iafloat much largeii* vessels," says the ' 'Siatu<rd!ay /Review." ' 'Mem are ish ak•ing their head« and saying that the Ibig ship means too many eggs in a hut if one thing is. more certain ifcham .'another, it i& th'at this tendency to bigness .makes for the safety, comfort and economy of ocean travel, and as likely to. continue. It stands to. reason., ajpaa't if rem the superior seaworthiness of isueh vessels, that-if ow hundred iship-b d» the wor"k of one vthousiand, the i-igiks cif collision are 'proportionately lessened. Only on.etenth of the number will be traversing the ocean to do the staie. work under 'highly selected officers and men who have 'undergone the sternest, test in, the struggle for promotion cf any profession! in the world.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10659, 14 June 1912, Page 4
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134BIG SHIPS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10659, 14 June 1912, Page 4
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