The Portland daily press., 1882-12-13
A SPLENDID STEAMSHIP
The Latest Addition to the Allan Line.

The steamship Partisan, Capt Wylie, is the
latest addition to the Allan feet, and the most
recent triumph of Clyde shipbuiding. The
vessel was constructed by Messrs. R. Napier &
Son, Govan, for the Montreal Ocean Steam
ship Company's Royal Mail Service, between
Liverpool and Canada This magnificent
vessel, the largest steel merchant steamer
ahoat, was designed by Mr.. Wallace, the COM
pany's superintendent engineer, to meet the
special requirements of the North Atlantic
trade, and she is thoroughly abreast of the
latest achievements of naval architecture The
general dimensions are: Length over all, $50
feet; breadth, 46 feet: depth (mouldeo) 36 feet,
with gross tonnage of about $500 tons, and
loading displacement of 10000 tons. The
machinery consists of massive set of COM
pound engines of the three-cy Under type capa-
BILE of developing COCO indicated horsepower,
which will propel the ship at the speed of from
Is to 16 knots per hour. -Four doubled-ended
tubular boilers, with "a furnaces, supply the
necessary steam.
All the most modern improvements have
been introduced to secure strength and eff
cheney in the steamer. To obtain the maxi
mum of strength, the hull has been built of
steel, made by the Steel Company of Scotland,
and the bottom has been constructed npon the
longitudinal bracket-framed system, with an
outer and inner skin five feet apart; this space
is also sub-divided into numerous water-tight
compartments, and while available for water
ballast, is principally valuable in reducing
danger should the outer skin be damaged,
while ten water-tight bulkheads protect the
vessel from the perils of collision. The steamer
is rugged with four masts, which carry fair
spread of canvass, and along with the two
tunnels, give very smart and symmetrical
outline, while the long, turtle-backed fore
castle and poop, which have been fitted to
keep the spray and Seas off the decks, give a
snug look to the hull, The accommodation
for passengers is of the most sumptuous and
comfortable description. 1t consists principal
ly of main dining saloon, music saloon, ladies'
cabin, smoking room, ETC., with state rooms for
100 irst-class passengers. The music room is a
model of elegance. The fittings are in the Queen
Ann style, the sides being panelled in satir.
wood and walnut, with silk tapestry curtains
of golden shade. The sofa cushions are
bronze silk plush and there is handsome
piano makes the room complete. The dining
saloon is placed before the machinery space
where there is least vibration, and occupies
the full width of the vessel, and is seated to
dine $50. -Four handsomely carved walnut
doors, with porter curtains of rich Persian
tapestry, give access to the state-room passages,
which run before and abaft the saloon, where
luxurious accommodation is provided in state
rooms for $50 first class passengers. These
rooms are all fitted with sofa cushions in GRIM
son Utrecht velvet, Brussels carpets, damask
door and berth curtains, pneumatic bells, Broad
foot's patent wash basins, sc. Altogether,
this magnificent steamship, while fully sus-
tanning the reputation of her builders, also
reflects much credit upon her enterprising
owners. She can carry 1900 steerage. While
one of the largest vessels afioat, and second
only to the Great Eastern, she is also one of
the best specimens of Clyde-huilt merchant
steamer.