Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-08
HILLS BIG BOATS.
He Says They Will Practically Revo
lutionize Pacific Trade.

New London, Conn, April S.-"They
will revolutionize the carrying trade of
the Pacific. The words are James ].
Hillside was talking OF the destiny of
the two great steamships building for
the Great Northern railroads Pacific
line here in the yards OF the Eastern
Shipbuilding Company. Well might Mr.
Hill make the prediction for these ships
the first of which, named the Mime
sofa. will be launched Thursday, April
1G, at 1880 p. mare the largest
freight ever built, the largest
ships in every way in the world with
the single exception of the recently
completed Atlantic liner the Cedric. and
the latter craft exceeds the Minnesota
in displacement by only $40 tons. Some.
idea Of the immense proportions of the
Minnesota is possible by comparison
with the Cedric. The measurements are
AS follows:
Minnesota. Cedric.
Length over all, feet....l. $50 700
Breadth, feet. .......... IS IS
Moulded depth, IT,, inch. Sc 49.4
Draught, it. and inches. 33 1866
Displacement, tons. $4,000 $3.50
Horse power ........... 1900 $4,000
Speed, knots .............14 16
But 1t is in carrying capacity that
the Minnesota will exceed any vessel
afloat, a capacity equal TO that of half
a dozen steamers Of common size on
the. Pacific.
Forty-five cargo winctes will feed it's
nav thru twice as many matches asfthe
Cedric contains. The Minnesota can
carry 400 head of cattle, 5000 tons of
coal and 5000 tons of water. An en-
tire locomotive can be shipped ready to
run out on some oriental railway: $500
passengers can be accoHmodated-150
first class. $50 second class, 200 third
class and 1000 steerage-besides a
crew of 800. Turned into an army
transport, the Minnesota could carry
ten full regiments, and guns from an
eighth inch down.
The accommodations prepared for
both passengers and freight are ex-
tended to the smallest details. All the
staterooms of the Minnesota are on the
outside and perfectly ventilated. The
air will be thoroughly cooled in sum-
mer and heated In winter. The furnish
ings of the part of the boat occupied
by passengers will rank with those of
fast Atlantic passenger ships Twenty
five miles of electric wiring will furnish |
all the power used except that of the
main engines. Refrigerating machinery |
will make it possible to deliver fruit in /
Japan and Hongkong In the condition
1t was in when it was shipped. The |
cost of the ship whe ncompleted Will
be $2.50O000.
The framing of the Minnesota was
built on what is known as the Longitude
which, in all vessels prior to this, has
been in the form of an "I'' girder, is in
the form of a double H. or box; that |
is, this vessel has two vertical keels
instead of one. The girder is of the
same depth as the double bottom. six
feet. On each side of this girder there
are seven other vertical longitudinal
members having the plating on top, and
the shell plating below forming the bot
tom of the tank. This tank or double
bottom is six feet deep, for the greater
part of its length, and is increased at
the extreme ends, where it merges into
the fore-and-aft peaks of the collision
The whole of this space
can be filled with water when desired. |
to sink the ship to suitable draught
when making voyage without cargo.
or a very light one; at the same time it
allows the ship to keep atioat whenever
the outer shell or skin" has been pune
tured by rocks or by colliding with 9TH
err vessels.