The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-29
LARGEST STEAMER
IN THE WORLD

The public is now ready every year
to read a news item stating that 'tthe
largest vessel in the world" has just
been launched The most recent an
nouncement of this kind was that con-
corning the White Star steamship Bal
tic, launched on the 23rd of November.
The Baltic is a remarkable ship. She
will carry a crew of $50 persons and
has accommodations for 5000 passen-
gers.
The dimensions of the Baltic are as
follows: Length, 725 feet inches;
breadth, IS feet: depth, 40 feet. Her
gross tonnage win be nearly 1000, her
capacity for cargo about $4,000 tons,
and the displacement at her load draft
about 10000 tons.
The new vessel will be fitted with
accommodation upon the same lines as
that in the Celtic and Cedric, but even
more commodious than in those ves-
sells. The general arrangements of the
ships viii be similar to the two other
vessels of this type-a continuous shade
deck running fore and aft, with three
tiers of deck houses and two prone
made decks above same. On the up
per promenade deck will be the first
class snoke-room and library, and the
two houses below will contain the deck
staterooms-the Arrangement SO much
admired in the Celtic and Cedric. The
first-class dining saloon will be on the
upper deck, and all the first-class ac-
conmodation amidships.
Immediately abaft the frst-class
will be the second-c1ass accommodation,
and there will be also a comfortable
smoke-room and library for this class
of passengers.
The third-elass passengers will be
provided for abaft the second-class, and
to limited extent at the fore-end of
the vessel. A great feature in this ac-
commodation will be the large number
of staterooms, two, three, and four
berth, and the commodious and COM
Portable dining-roon1s, fitted with tables
and revolving chairs.
There will be accommodation in all
for nearly 1900 passengers, besides
quarters for a crew of about $50, and
the decorations will be of the most
striking and artistic kind, and all the
appointments handsome and luxurious.
In addition to the ordinary state
rooms, there will be suites consisting of
bed, sitting, and bath rooms; also sin
gle berth staterooms-a new feature, in
the introduction of which, as usual, the
White Star line is We'll TO the front.
Then, the exceptional and well-distri-
buted strength of the structure of the
vessel, in addition to the watertight
subdivision, have secured the maximum
of safety obtainabIe AS in the other
large steamers of this type, one of the
most notable features in the Baltic will
be the grand dining saloon-a very
handsome apartment. Situated on the
upper deck, it will extend the full
width of the ship, 75 # 1t viii be ex-
ceptionally lofty and airy, and will con-
tain seating accommodation for $40 peo-
pie. With its domed skylight and ar
tistic and effective decoration, this will
be one of the most magnificent and
comfortable dining saloons on the At
lantic. The first-class smoke-room and
library will also be magnificent apart
ments, and the second-class PUBLIC
rooms will be alike elegant and conn
Portable.
The heating and ventilation arrange
ment of the ship viii be most complete,
and the Baltic, having such large cargo
capacity, will be fitted with winches
and other loading and discharging ar
engagements of the latest and most eff
Gent type.
There will be large refrigerating
chambers for the carriage of chilled
beef.
The Baltic will be fitted with engines
of Harland and VOLTS quadruple eX-
pansion type, about Il. 600 L. H. P, and
the speed viii be about 1872 to II knots.
The engines are arranged on the bal
ance'' principle, which practically does
away with vibration. The twin engines
and twin screws afford another element
of safely to the ship and passengers,
and the possibility of danger is reduced
to minimum.
It is interesting to note that the ton
mage of the White Star feet now
to the huge total of nearly
$50, 600 tons. It consists of twenty-nine
steamers. of which twenty-five are fit
ted with twin screws. and possesses no
fewer than twenty-one vessels of 10. Gee
tons each, including three of over %, 1000,
one Of 1890, and two over 5000 tons.