The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-01-09

The undersigned begs to call the attention
of steamship companies and others inter
ested to the following list of steam launches
tugs and other steambo 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 deck of large steamer or
sailing vessel:
New steel screw tug 4S feet 10 feet
feet in. with 10 horse power engines nomi-
nal, surface condensers, donkey pump, etc.
Speed, IL miles an hour. Price in Liver
pool, FL $50 or $50.
84,130. Wood Screw Passenger and Cargo
Launch, built in 1885, pair of in. cylinders,
In. stroke, speed about 10 miles; extra
strong oak frames, pitch pine plank:ng, cop
Der fastened, dimensions As. 6x9 6x4. IL, draft
Of water aft feet. Price, &375.
1884. A Steel Twin-Screw Steam Yacht,
built in 1884, pairs of vertical d A H
engines OF 16 H. P, four Gin. cylinders
Sin. stroke, speed knots on consumption
of cwt. per hour, bunkers contain tons.
She has IL sleeping berths; was built to go
up the Nile; dimensions 65.2x12.7x6.7 Price,
1850.
1900. A New Wood Screw Steam Launch,
copper fastened, compound C engines
Gin. and 12-in. Tin stroke, large multitubu-
lar boiler, teak Jagged, of 80 lbs. working
pressure, dimensions 4O.0x8.Ox4.4. Price,
$3.50.
2,3O1. Al Iron Twin-Screw Steamer
built in 1879, for river passenger traffic,
hull, engine and boiler lately overhauled at
q cost of 4167, speed IL knots on a consump-
ton of about tons per day, bunkers con-
tain IL tons, dimensions 66.Ox121x4O.
Price, f480.
S4,134. Steel Screw Tug, built in 1885,
~ I : I n Il
tubular boiler, 100 lbs. working pressure,
boiler Jagged, cylinders Jagged with felt and
mahogony, dimensions TOXIC. 8x6.2. Draft
of water, 4 L feet and feet. Price, 81, $50.
LARGER VESSELS.
2,293. An Iron Screw Steamer, now
building, and classed 100 Al at Lloyd's, to
carry $50 tons on go draft, bunkers contain
20 tons, speed knots on a consumption OF
3 tons per day, compound ID A engines OF
40 II. p, 1G-in. and 30in. cylinders, boiler
of 80 lbs. working pressure, donkey engine
and steam winch, dimensions 120.0x21.Ox
1916. Price, "a, 600.
2,311. An Iron Screw Tug, built in 1885,
classed Al at Lloyd's for towing purposes,
two compound S c d A engines of 45
H. p, 16-in. and 30-in. cylinders, % stroke,
speed 10 to II knots, Dimensions 79.3x15.9x
SO. Price, f3, 500.
2,308. An Iron Screw Steamer, built in
1885, and classed 100 Al, SOS tons register,
and carries ], 120 tons ID. W. on $50 draft,
2 common d A S G engines of 80 II. P,
% i 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 .0x15.10. Price, f12,600.
1924. An Iron Screw Steamer, built in
1885, and classed 100 Al at Lloyd's, 81 tons
register, carries $50 tons on 10.6 draft,
bunkers contain so tons, speed 131f to 141S
knots on consumption of tons per day,
compound engines of 80 H. P, 81 Il
in, and 42-in. cylinders, 3o-in. stroke, steel
tubular boiler of 50 lbs, working pressure,
donkey engine and 2 steam winehes, dimen-
sions las. 0x23. 1x10.6. Price, $500.
The above are only few of the steam
vessels that are offered at sale in Great
Britain at the present time. Almostany de-
scription of steamer, and of any size de-
sired, can now be purchased at very favora-
BILE rates. 1t is of course necessary that
some responsible party in England should
examine the condition of the steamers Of
fered for sale before purchasing.
369h W. L. GREEN.