The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-12-31
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The undersigned begs to call the attention
OF steamship companies and others inter
ested to the following list Of steam launches,
tugs and othes steamboats, offered for sale
by one of his correspondents In Liverpool
with the prices attached, and which on ac-
count of the remarkably depressed state OF
the shipping business will be seen to be ex-
tremely low.
Launches, tugs and small boats that can
be brought on deck of large steamer or
sailing vessel:
New steel screw tug 4s feet 10 feet K 5
feet in. with 10 horse power engines nomI-
nal, surface eondensers, donkey pump, etc.
Speed, IL miles an hour. Price in Liver
pool, e, $50 or So, $50.
S4,I3O. Wood Screw Passenger and Cargo
Launeh, built in 1885, pair of in. cylinders,
in. stroke, speed about 10 miles; extra
strong oak frames, pitch pine plank:ng, cop
per fastened, dimensions 45. 6X9. 6x4.11, draft
Of water aft feet. Price, 9375.
2,3o4 A Steel Twin Screw Steam Yacht,
built in 1884, pairs of vertical ID A RI
p engines of 16 Fl. p, four Gin. cylinders,
Sin stroke, speed 9 knots on consumption
of cwt. per hour, bunkers contain tons.
She has IL sleeping berths; was built to go
I'M the Nile; dimensions G5.2X12.7x6.7 Price,
&, $50.
2,3O9. A New Wood Screw Steam Launch,
copper fastened, compound S @ engines
Gin. ana IZ-ln. f-in SLEOh6s ldIRc
lar boiler, teak Jagged, of 80 lbs. working
pressure, dimensions 40.Ox0.Ox4.4. Price,
$3.50.
2.301. An Iron Twin-Screw Steamer,
built in 1879, for river passenger trathc,
hull engine and boiler lataly oVerhanied at
q cost of f167, speed IL kncts on consump-
ton Of about tons per day, bunkers con
tain ~ tons, dimensions 68.0x12.1x4.O.
Price, f4S0.
s4,l34. Steel Screw Tug, built in 1885,
engines C s G IS HI. p. N. lin. and
tubular boiler, 100 lbs. working pressure,
boiler Jagged, cylinders Jagged with felt and
mahogony, dimensions 70x12.Sx6.2. Draft
of water, 4 4 feet and feet. Prlce' tl,ooO.
LARGER VESSELS.
1898. An Iron Screw Steamer, now
building and classed 100 Al at LIoyd's, to
carry $50 tons on SO draft, bunkers contain
20 tons, speed knots on consumption OIL
8 tons per day, compound u engines OF
40 III. P, 16-in. and 30-in. cylinders, Dolief
of 80 lbs working pressure, donkey engine
and steam winch, dimensions 12O.Ox2l. OS
1915. Price, f4,600.
ASH. An Iron Screw Tug, built in 1885
classed Al at Lloyd's for towing purposes
two compound S G d engines Of 4S
II. P, 16-in. and 30-in. cylinders, Y stroke
speed 10 to IL knots, dimensions T9.3xI5.92
49, Price, f3, 500.
1908. An Iron Screw Steamer, built il
1885, and classed 100 Al, sos tons register
and carries 1,120 tons ID. w. on $50 draft
common D A G engines of 80 II. r.
% L in. and 48-in. cylinders, 33-in. stroke
cylindrical multitubular boiler of 80 lbs
working pressure, bunkers contain 1872 tons
consumption tons per day, donkey engine
and boiler, also 3 steam winches, dimen
siOns 2o3 .0x30.0 x15. 10. Price, f12, 600.
1924. An Iron Screw Steamer, built il
1885, and classed 100 Al at Lloyd's, 81 tons
register, carries $50 tons on 10.6 draft
bunkers con tain 80 tons, speed 13lS to 14h
knots on consumption of tons per day
compound C engines of 80 H. p, q 4
in, and 42-in. cylinders, 30-in. stroke, stse
tubular boiler of % lbs, working pressure
donkey engine and steam winches, dimen
siOns i45 Ox23. 1x10.6. Price, fS,5OO.
The above are only few of the steam
vessels that are offered at sale in Grea
Britain at the present time. Almost any dc
scription of steamer, and of any size de
sired, can now be purchased at very favora
BILE rates. 1t is of course necessary tina
some responsible party in England shoul
examine the condition of the steamers OF
fered for sale before purchasing.
S69tf w. L. GREEN.