Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-13
THE BIGGEST STEAMSHIPS.
Description OF the Monsters Of
the Deep.--New Steamships
10 be Built.


The Great Eastern, 1876 tons,
1900 horse horse power, was built at
london, begun in 1854 and finished in
1858, by j. Scott Russell Il Co,
Length, go feet 6 inches; breadth of
beam, 81 feet 8 inches; depth of hold,
Is feet 2 inches; owned by the Great
Eastern steamship company, London
md Liverpool. 1t is difficult to state
her precise cost, since the company
engaged in her construction failed
.oon after she was launched and be-
fore she was fitted up, and sold the
hull, if we remember correctly, for
el6O,0OO, much less than it had cost.
We once saw Il statement that she had
'Ost, when ready for the sea, 1880
100, but we have no means Of verify
ng the figures. The total loss OF mon
ey On this steamer up to 1875 was esti-
mated at FL ,0O0. 900.
Arizona, 5lS7 tons, 1900 horse-pow-
or, built on the Clyde in 1879, by }
Helder & Co. Length, $50 feet 2
inches: breadth Of beam, 45 feet 4
inches; depth Of hold, 80 feet Z inches.
City Of Picking, J079 tons, 1900
nominal horse power defective 1900,
ouilt by Delaware ship building com
pany, Of Chester, Pa. in 1874. Length
10 feet breadth Of beam AZ feet
depth of hold 80 feet s inches. Owned
by Pacific mail steamship company,
New York.
City of Toxic, 5O79 tons, 1000 nomi-
nal horse power effective 4500), built
by j. Roach Il Son, Chester Pa, in
1871. Length 402 feet s lincbes;
bre edith of beam 46 feet 8 inches ;
dep h OF hold 81 feet 6 inches. Owned
by Pscifc mail steamship company,
New York.
Ge-mant'c 5OO8 tons, 76O nominal
horse power Objective 5000, built by
Harl4nd & Wolf at Belfast, in 1874.
Lengh l55 feet; breadth Of beam 40
ieet 2 inches depth of hold 81 feet Z
inches Owned by the White Star
line.
Hooper 1885 tons, 400 nominal horse
power built on the Tyne in 1873 by
Z. Mitchell & Co. Length, 1913. feet 2
inches breadth ofbeam So feet; depth
of hold 81 feet 6 inches. Owned by
Hooper telegraph works, London.
Faraday 1903 tons, 800 nominal
horse power built on the Tyne in 1874
by G. Mitchell & Co. Length $50 feet
4 inches; breadth of beam 81 feet 3
inches; depth Of hold 81 feet Z inches.
Owned by Liemens d Co, London.
There are also between forty auG
fifty other ocean steamers ranging be-
tween 1000 tons. The Hooper and
Faraday were both built for cable lay
ing, but are now employed in general
freighting business. The Furuessia,
launched at Barrow 18th ult., is the
largest steamer now afiOat next tc the
Great Eastern. but the cable tele
gram announcing her launch does not
give her dimensions. She is an An
chor line boat. The steamer Alaska.
now building on the Clyde for the
I Guion line, is to be $500 tons. Her
owners say that her Dimensions vii
oe Extreme length, 800 feet; breadth
OF beam, 80 feet, and depth of hold
from main deck, 80 feet. There will
be $50 state rooms in the first cabin.
and the saloon will accommodate 800
messengers The second cabin will
contain berths for City versions, and or
: the after end Of the main deck viii bs
quarters for l20 steerage passengers,
The Alaska will have q capacity fol
carrying 1000 Storage passengers y
necessary. Her engines vii.
= hayea greater power than those a
any vessel now sailing the AL ntio
D Sue will be a great improvement OF
the Arizona, Of the same line, which
4. is now the fastest ocean STEAMSHIP,
= afoat. Her boil will be heated b.
o lty four different furnaces, TIT
Alaska will, in good weather, be ablj
s to cross the Atlantic in six and one
/. hall days. No expense will be spared
s in trying to make her the finest, a
well as the swiftest, steamship plying
n between Europe and New York. Sh,
: will carry fur masts, and will be pro
. vided with two smoke tunnels.
Besides the above there are nov
building the City OF Rome, iOg tn,
Inman line, to be $500 tons; the Ser
a via, for the Cunard line, to be 1850
n tons, and the Catalonia, for the sam.
line, to be the same tonnage. TIL
3 White Star line have also q nev
steamer building to be named tn
Males ic, to be larger than any 0
d their ships now aAoat.