The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-13
MEMPHIS LAUNCHED
SHIP LEFT THE WAYS AT CHESTER
WITHOUT A HITCH.
WORK WILL BE PUSHED.
VESSEL WILL BE TURNED OVER TO
o. S. s. co. BY MAY L.

President John NJ. Egan of the Cen
tral Railway and Ocean Steamship
Company Photographed the Morn
ing News That the ship Was
Launched Yesterday Afternoon.
Was Christened by Miss May
Egan-When Finished, She Will
BE Placed on the Savnnnah-Sew
York Line-Ship VIII Be for
Freight and Passengers, Though
Her Accommodation for Passen-
gers VIII BE Limited to Fifty.
The steamship City of Memphis was
launched yesterday afternoon at 1888
O'Clock at Chester, Pa. President John
M. Egan of the Central Railway and
Ocean Steamship Company telegraphed
the Morning News that the launching
had taken place, and that it had been
without the slightest hitch.
The steamship was christened by
Miss May Egan, daughter of Presi-
dent Egan. Mrs. Egan was also pres
ent The steamship company was
represented by officials from New
York, as well as by President Egan,
and the Delaware River Iron, Ship
building and Engine Works, the build
ers of the ship, were represented by
the Messrs. Roach.
Last Saturday the ship was to have
been launched but the extremely cold
weather made it impossible for the
ship to slide upon the ways, the tai
low with which they had been CREASED
having frozen. The launching was
then postponed, it being agreed that,
provided the weather offered no OBJ
stacle again, it should take place yes
terday afternoon.
Work on the ship will be pushed as
rapidly as possible; The builders were
anxious to get her off the ways as soon
as they could, for they are under con-
tract to have the ship ready by May
L. IL is believed that the contract will
be met in. this respect and that the
City of Memphis will be ready to turn
over to the Ocean Steamship Company,
which will place her upon the Savan-
nah line.
The City of Memphis is to be both a
freight and passenger ship. The hull
tom system of channel steel construc-
ton, with channel frames, beams,
stringers and ties, under the highest
class under the United States Stand
ara steamship Owners and Builders
Underwriters Rules. The scantling and
material used in the hull were tested
to the highest standard by Robert w.
hunt & Co., experts, at the mills and
also received the yard test during con-
struction.
Theslength of the City of Memphis on
the water line is $40 feet, while her
length over all is 1872 feet The breadth
Oh beam nodded Is 40 feet. and the
depth nodded is q feet. Her spar and
mlddle deck are of steel, and her lower
ana hurricane deck are of pine. Her
water ballast capacity is GIG tons. while
her bunker capacity is 42S tons. Her
CUBIC freight capacity is 2,2O6 feet.
Inc oead weight capacity of coal and
cargo on mean draft of IS feet and 6
inches will be $500 tons. When loaded
the ships speed will be from 10 to IA
knots an hour.
Four decks will extend fore and aft.
ana there will be comfortable and
handsomely appointed accommodations
Tor fifty f1rst-class passengers on the
hurricane deck. The dining saloon and
socIal nail are furnished in white and
SoaN-,, " siiohlhg room is situated
forward, near the pilot house. and is
furnished in hardwood. Commodious
accommodations for the crew are fur
nished on the spar deck, amid-ships.
The entire sides are enclosed in steel
10 the hurricane deck, and the shin
has two steel pole masts.
Power for the ship will be supplied
by one triple expansion engine. Steam
VIII be supplied from four single end
n0lIGTG nj q IT,
ter, 10 feet and inches length. car
rying steam pressure of 1870 pounds.
A steam steering engine of the most
approved style will be used. The an
chors will be of the Baldt stockless
type. An electric plant will be part of
the ships equipment, and there will be
complete system of electric bells and
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