The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-22
CITY OF COLUMBUS
Is NAME TO BE BORNEA BY NEW
OCEAN STEAMSHIP LINER.
TO BE LAUNCHED IN JANUARY.
SECOND OF NEW VESSELS TO BE
LAUNCHED IN THREE MONTHS.

New Ship of Same Design and Di-
mensions as City of Memphis and
City of MacOn-Has Length of 30G
Feet. Beam of 40 and Draft of IS
Feet-Her displacement $3.50 Feet.
Cargo Capacity 1000 Tons, and
Passenger Capacity IS, All of First
CIass-Wfn Not Go On Line for
Officers Therefore Not Yet ChOs-
en-.
City of Columbus is to be the name
of the first of the two new vessels
now building for the Ocean Steamship
Company, at Chester, Pa. The ship
will be launched about Jan. Is. This
information was received in Savan-
nah yesterday morning from the
Office of Maj. ]. f. Hanson, presi-
dent of the Ocean Steamship Company
and of the Central of Georgia.
The second of the new ships will be
launched sometime within the next
three months. No name has yet been
selected for her, though it is more than
probable that she will be named after
Atlanta, now the chief city on
the line of the Central that is not
represented among the ships of the
Ocean Steamship Company's fleet.
Dimensions of Ships.
Both of the new ships are similar in
design and dimensions to the
City of Memphis, launched from the
same yards in February, 1902, and the
City of Macon, launched in March,
1903. The dimensions are: Length, 1896
feet; beam, 40; draft. Is. Each has
a displacement of $3.50 tons, a cargo
capacity of 1000 tons and a passenger
capacity, all first-class, of seventy
eight.
Following the custom in the naming
and launching of the other ships,
Columbus lady will be selected to
christen the new liner as she leaves
the ways. Though nothing definite is
yet known as to whom this will be
it is thought probable that the honor
will be offered Miss Maude Burnett,
who is a niece of Mr.. G. Gunby Jor-
dan, formerly a director of the Cen
trail, and now a member of the Rail
read Commission.
1t is probable that quite a party of
Georgians will be present at the launch
ing, as it is customary for Maj. Han
son, Mr.. w. H. Peasants, vice presi-
dent and general manager of the
Ocean Steamship Company, and others
connected with the line to attend.
Fisher and Savage to Get Them.
The officers for the new ship have
not been announced, as it is hardly
likely they will be appointed until the
vessel is about ready to take her
place on the regular run between Sa-
vannah and New York, which will not
be for some weeks after launching. 1t
is almost certain, however that the
command will be given to Capt. w.
H. Fisher, now on the City of Macon.
This is assured Capt. Fisher through
the fact that he is commodore of the
fleet. The command of the City of
Atlanta will go to Capt. G.. c. Savage,
now in command of the City of Mem
phis. Officers for the Memphis and Ma
con will be appointed from among the
captains of the smaller vessels of the
fleet, with the chances in favor of
first promotion, which will be to the
command of the City of Macon.
Not to Sell Small Ships Now.
1t was thought at one time that with
the new ships in commission some of
the smaller vessels would be disposed
of, but because of the immense amount
of business that is now being done
by the line it is hardly probable that
any such change will be made in the
immediate future, especially as with
the coming of the spring and summer
season the ships will do an immense
passenger business, and the accommo-
dations for passengers are larger on
some of the smaller ships than they are
on the new ones.