The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-07-25
Continued from Third bdgs.)

any freight in the extended ends, which |
will be built light and strong, and from
their small internal area be economic.
ally divided into numerous water.tight
compartments for safety in addition to
the compartments in the main body of
the hull. The extended ends serve
only for self buoyancy and buoyancy Of
the main body of the vessel, and to
break, divert and dispense the solid i'm
pact and persuasive force of heavy seas
from the main body of the vessel and
add to the safety of the vessel in case
of collision or other accident, and
chiefly to aid in opening channel for
the main bulky body of the vessel to
move easily through, and to close t e
channel easily at the stern through
which the bulky body OF the vessel has
passed when running rapidly.
One Of the objects is to give easy
curves and lines longitudinally on the
sides of the vessel throughout the
whole length # the ship, with light
construction of the hull, and thus
secure the least possible resistance to
the vessels rapid propulsion, and also
support the light ends and main body
of the vessel by their buoyanCy.
The easy run of the vessel by this
method, it is claimed, resembles the
tail Of fish, easily closing the channel
already cut so clearly forward. In
scudding before heavy gale and sea ii
is effiCaCiOus, and in steaming "head
on" to a heavy sea the force of the
swell is cut and broken before reaching
the main body of the vessel.
The great additional buoyancy which
the extensions give to the ends of the
ship in this case, together with hei
great length, insures her resting or
three or more swells, and thus the
pitching motion is avoided. Stability
is assured in part by the great beam
eighty feet moulded - comparativel,
being over fifteen feet wider than an,
ship now afloat, which, with the superio
model for stability generally insures
very slight minimum rolling motion
Her ample room will also give to al
classes of passengers superior accom-
mOdations.
The space occupied in this vessel 70
machinery, freight and passengers i
embraced in the main body of the yes
sci within the limits of the upper decl
goo feet, which in this case shows tn
hull, below the forward end of the deck
to be 3713 feet beam, where in an
other model formed for speed ther
is no buoyanCy or internal capacity
and below the tern send Of tn
deck it is 40 feet beam, thus galnin
similar advantages there obtained a
the forward end
a large, deep ocean vessel Of ordi
nary model, where the deck in al
cases is larger than the load line Of tn
vessel, and for speed is cut away sharl
at the bow end and also cut away a
the stern end, cut under for the rudde
and further cut under for the propeller
with an overhang beyond all, with NJ
material displacement of water anc
buoyanCy under the same to supper
the useless, expensive, heavy and toI
heavy structure above, both at bow
and stern, in addition to all disadvan
tages, loads down the useful foatinl
capacity of the main body of the vesse
the same as SO much paying freight
the prospectus states
In this type of vessel this is al
avoided under similar conditions. The
heavy seas pass over the projecting
bow and stern unJbstruCted and with
out resistance. The projecting end
may be immersed in water moment
and when the sea falls away, either a
the bow or stern, the water swasheS of
their upper fshback surfaces the SAINT
as it does from the back of a fish or
rising above the waters surface.
The very low ends of this type OF
model of vessel above the load line
with no top heavy structure and weigh
thereon, permits this style of vessel tc
be high above the water in its malr
body, not subject to be overlooked by
heavy seas, and still have the vertlca
center Of gravity at very low point
thus giving stability to the vessel il
chief part by that element,