The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-02
CITY OF ATLANTA
NEW SHIPS NAME
TO BE LAUNCHED IN 2 MONTHS
INFORMATION GIVEN OUT IN SA-
VANNAH BY Maj. j. f. HANSON.

New ship a Sister Vessel of City of
Columbus Recently Launched anu
Not Yet COmpIcted-WiII BE One OF
the Two Largest ships of the
FIcet-Gross Tonnage $500, $50
Tons More Than Any of the Other
ships Except the Columbus-ChOice
of Name VIII Please AtInntans.
city of Atlanta" is the name that
the new ship of the Ocean Steamship
Company now building at the Della
ware River Iron, Shipbuilding and En-
CINE Works, at Chester, Pa, will be
christened.
This was announced in Savannah
yesterday morning by Maj ]. Il. Han
son, president of the Ocean Steamship
Company, and of the Central of Geor-
gia, who was here for short visit.
1t is expected that the new vessel
will be launched in about two months.
The City of Atlanta will be sister
ship of the City of Columbus, recent
ly launched, but not yet completed,
and not expected on the line between
Savannah and New York until May /,
and 1t will be in practically every re-
spect a duplicate of that ship. AS has
been stated in the Morning News, it is
understood that the plan of passenger
accommodations of both of the vessels
have recently been modified so as to
include room for intermediate and for
steerage passengers. With this excep-
ton the specifications of the new ship
will be as follows:
Dimensions of Ship.
Length on twelve-foot water line,
$40 feet; length over all 1893 feet
breadth of beam, nodded, 40 feet
depth, nodded, u feet. The spar and
middle decks will be of steel, the hur-
ricane deck will be of steel covered
with asbestos and then planked and
covered with canvas, making the pas
senger deck a part from the freight
accommodations and fire proof. Water
ballast capacity GIG tons, bunker ca
pacity AIS tons; cubic freight capac-
ity, 1852, 206 feet; lightweight capacity
of cargo and coal on mean draft, Is
feet inches, $500 tons; speed when
loaded. IL to Is knots. The gross ton
mage of the steamship will be about
$500 tons, or $50 tons larger than
the City of Macon and City of Mem
phis.
There will be four decks extending
all fore and aft. Accommodations for
eighty first-class passengers will be
furnished on the hurricane deck. The
dining saloon, which is located for
ward, will be deliberately decorated,
while the smoking room, sun parlor,
officers quarters and pilot house will
be located on the joiner deck. The
ship will be electric lighted through
out, with a perfect system of cleo
trio bells.
Fitted with Powerful Engines.
The vessel will be equipped with one
triple expansion engine. Diameter of
cylinders, high pressure, 3S inches; in
termediate, As inches; low pressure, 70
inches; stroke of piston, 4S inches;
steam from four single end boilers. IA
feet inches diameter; length, 10 feet
s inches; pressure of steam, $50 pounds
Blake pump feed, water heater and
filter will be used; steam steering en-
CINE Of the most improved style, hyde
capstan and windlass, also Baldt pat
tern stocklean anchors.
The hull of the City of Atlanta will
be constructed under the cellular wa
ter bottom system, channel and steel
constructions, with channel fringes,
UCdiIlSs ONllilBtlo anu tiCSs anu VIII NC
constructed in the highest class under
Owners and Builders and Underwent
ers' rules, and especial survey by their
representatives to class AL for twenty
years. Scantling and material used in
the construction of the hull will be
tested to the highest standard by ex-
perts.
1t is too early yet to consider the
plans for the launching, but the cere-
mony is likely to be witnessed by a
large number of citizens of Atlanta,
who have been for a long time anx-
ious to have their city represented
with a namesake in the fleet of the
Ocean Steamship Company. Following
the usual custom. Maj. Hanson and
the other chief officers of the company
will also be present.
Which captain of the fleet will be
given charge of the new ship Is yet
unknown, and will probably not be
settled until the vessel is nearly ready
to take its place on the line.