The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-20
TOYO EIsEN KAIsHA's PLANS
MATURING.
Captain Tomiolxa En- Route to Europe
to Superintend Construction Of New
Boats

Among the passengers on the Ameri-
ca Maru is Captain 5. TOmiOka who is
going to Europe to arrange for the con-
struction of the two new boats of the
Togo Kisen Kaisha, to replace two of
the japanese liners now on the San
Francisco Oriental run.
1t win be several years before the
new boats are in commission but they
viii be thoroughly up-tO-date in every
particular. Just what the cost will be,
Captain TomiOka declines to state but
if the plans of his company are car
ried into the effect, they will be very
expensive vessels.
The dimensions of the boats will be
$50 feet between perpendiculars, $40 feet
over all, beam 61 feet, height to upper
deck 80 feet, height to shelter deck At
feet, gross tonnage 11,50O tons cargo
capacity, $500 tons, horse power over
$1,000. They will be fitted with quadru-
pie expansion engines and twin screws.
There will be accommodations for 1870
first class cabin passengers, HOO Asiatic
steerage and 40 European steerage. The
vessels will be required to make 10
knots on their trial trips, although they
will not, of course, maintain this speed
on the regular runs.
The new boats will be in the same
class with the new Pacific Mail liners
which are to go into commission the
early part of next year An idea of
the superiority of the new Japanese
vessels over the present vessels, the
America Maru, Hong Kong Maru and
Nippon Maru now on this run, can be
gained by a comparison of the dimen-
sions. The present boats are 4lO feet
in length and have 5012 feet beam and
make only about 1I12 knots when
forced to it. The new boats will be
able to make over II knots as steady
thing.
C,I+oir rr,r,iolyo ,,-ae forp,arlN, tho
superintendent of the Toyo Kisen Kaf-
sha and designed the present vessels
of that line. When it was decided to
construct the new vessels, he was made
engineering superintendent of construc-
ton and designer of the boats.
cit is our intention" said Captain
Tomioka this morning, to make the
boats up-to-date in every particular
How long it will take for their con-
struction, / am, at present, unable to
state but it will not be over two years,
/ trust. | am now on my way to the
United States and Europe to consult
with ship builders about the construc-
ton of our new vessels. 1t is not prob
able that 1 will remain any length of
..time in the United States. Time and
lprice will be the considerations which
senter into the construction of the new
ooats. I DO not think that | will con-
suit with American ship builders for
the simple reason that | understand
that they charge too much for con-
structing vessels, whereas it can be
done much cheaper by European build
ers. If however, / learn that the bids
by the American builders are lower
than I expect and they can build the
vessels at something like the cost that
we figure, 1 WILL of course, take more
time to consult personally with the
American builders.
while in Europe 1 will visit the vari-
Gus English shipyards and may also
go to Germany. In case the terms
offered are satisfactory, l may award
the contracts without delay as I have
such authority from our company.
cat the present time, l am unable to
state how our new vessels will be run.
This matter will have to be determined
by the interests of our line, the Pacific
Mail and the O. & o. Company"