The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-21
THE BIG BRITISH
SHIP RELIANCE
One OF the rcw Of English Merchant
Marine Carrying Skysails.
HAD But TWO COMMANDERS
Full Description Of Hcr Construction
ana Rigging Cabins and Fore
castle Models Of Comfort.

The big British four-mastcr now IL
the harbor with cargo OF Tin II one
Of the nncst sailing ships that ever Wis
tied this port. and lH one Of the bees
specimens ~ marine architecture that
ever sailed out Of any port
The RcliaDpc II three hundred ant
forty feet over all and three hundred
and fourteen feet between the perpcn.
diculars She II for,y-twO and ak
ienths feet beam. and her depth ot
huid II twenty -four and six-tcnths feet
Whom loadcd her draft is twenty.threc
feet registered tonnage. 2.56s tons. Sh'
has four mnsts. three squRrc-rigged
and the Jiggsr n one piece Of iron
The four main and mizzen-masts are
40 feet each from deck 10 truck she
spreads 1900 yards Of canvass lIei
rigging II all OF steel wire. her topsal
tisa and runners are also OF steel wire
Her hull In OF iron. and the model ap,
pears to d. as nearly perfect as the eye
can demand. Her linca are aH fine az
those Of a yacht. Indicating unusual
sped Her lofty spars are 10 finely
proportioncd that IA Hcaman's eye would
never weary In looking ~ them I'm
usual for IA Brttlsher. she carries sky
sails. like an American clipper ship,
Her carrying capacity is four thousand
tons dead weight. Her crew. all told.
is composed OF thirty-seven men. She
has two dcvks-thc upper. iron shccted.
with three by three pianking. The RE-
liance WIS bint by " II. Potter &
Son. of Liverpool TO the order Of W. T.
Dixon & SON. Oi the same city. She
was launched on the i2th of January,
1884. and sailed on the "a OF March Tor
san Francisco. making the passage IN
i26 days,
The present voyage was made from
the same port In il6 days thus beating
her own record considerably
Captain James English was her iirst
commander, and supcrIntended the
building Of this model ship from the
day her kscl was laid. and OF her
equipment until she was docked 10 re-
ocivc her cargo, and she does him and
her owner credit In every way Seven
years ago her present commander, Cap
tain Charles Robinson. succeeded Cap
tain English.
one Of the many features Of the Rell-
ancc Is that her cabin IS amidshlps
II Ia iine. airy room. finished in light,
hard wood, with a skylight built up TO
the w'hcclhouse. which is over the
cabin. The captains quarters are on
the starboard side. and are neatly IN.
ished. as are also the spare roum. sleep
lng and bath rooms, The pantry is on
the port side, Forward Of the cabin
Is n iarEe and well.arranged storeroom
The rooms for the petty officers are
on the port side. The forecastlc Is on
the starboard side, all part OF the
deck house the finish and furnishing
of each being Appropriate The wheel
house and chart rOoms are finely I'm
ished. and bridge runs from the main
upper deck clear aft. The steering
gear Is OF improved pattern, and the
vessel can be steeaNd either from the
wheel-house. or by the wheel
under the fantall, which makes such an
ornamental finish TO the stern. The gal
Icy Is forward, and the engine house
IL abaft the galley Steam Is used for
hoisting anchors, loading or unloading.
and making sail, the steam pipes run
ming from capstan clear aft The hul-
warks are high, and the waterways
wide, To clear the decks OF
water rapidly. Below are many Inn
provements for making the vessel
There are three rows Of stan
chlons In the lower hold and between
deck. and double angle-iron stringers,
10 which the beams are fastened Each
OF the foremasts ls tied with diagonal
ties, She has a collision bulkhead. and
in the main iron deck there are seven
painting beams, three abaft the iron
bulkheads. The owners OF the Reliance
are Messrs, David Corsar Il Sons. OF
Arbroth, Scotland.